Garden City- Anna Mae (Annie) Stoppel, 71, a loving, compassionate, humorous mother, grandmother, and wife passed away, surrounded by love, at her home on Friday, April 16, 2021 after a long struggle with dementia.
She was born on October 5, 1949 at Garden City the daughter of John and Odelia (Applehans) Wasinger. She was the youngest of 11 children. She attended St Mary Catholic School and graduated from Garden City High School in 1967.
On August 19, 1967 she married Terry L. Stoppel in Garden City. Other than 4 months in Yuma, Arizona where Terry was stationed in the military she lived her entire life in Garden City.
She worked for many years for her sister, Marnita, at Pile Trucking. In 1992 she became employed as the Assistant Registrar at Garden City Community College. She enjoyed this job, as being around people and helping students gave her great satisfaction. She retired from the college in 2016.
Quick with a smile and a joke, Annie was a people person. Although she enjoyed many things including cooking, walking, Wheel Of Fortune, KU and K-State basketball, having coffee and meals with friends, and music (especially Johnny Cash, Rod Stewart and Twin Country) her focus was always her family, sons and grandchildren. She greatly enjoyed attending activities, babysitting and sleepovers with her grandchildren.
A devout Christian, Annie prayed every morning and carried and prayed the rosary on her many walks.
Always positive and encouraging , Annie is survived by her Husband- Terry, 3 Sons- Trever Stoppel of Garden City, Jarrod & Megan Stoppel of Holcomb and Brett & Holly Stoppel of Lawrence, 8 Grandchildren- Krysten, Jackson, Ella, Jeb, Evy, Gwyneth, Hazel & Emerson, Great-Grandson- Hudson, 2 Sisters- Marnita Pile and Kathy Wasinger both of Garden City and Brother- Vernie Wasinger of Deerfield. She is preceded in death by her Parents and 7 Brothers- Leo, Sy, Cyril, Cletus, Rich, Larry & Ronnie.
Annie, Mom and Grandma you are and always will be loved to the moon and back
Rosary will be at 9:30 AM and Funeral Mass at 10:00 AM Wednesday both at St Mary Catholic Church with Father Shane Stoppel-Wasinger as Celebrant. Burial will be In Valley View Cemetery in Garden City. Friends may call from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM Tuesday at Garnand Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America in care of Garnand Funeral Home. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com
Garnand Funeral Home 412 North 7th Garden City, Ks 67846 620-276-3219