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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 01551
Title: Mary A. Adducci
Date: 1938 - 2010
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 9/16/1938
Summary: Mary Ann Adducci, 72, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away October 14, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in Williston, ND. Her Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated October 18, 2010, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Williston by Father Raymond Aydt and Father Dennis Schafer. Interment followed in Riverview Cemetery. Mary Ann was born on September 16, 1938, to August and Monica (Neunzig) Tietje in Muscatine, IA. After graduating from Hayes Catholic High School in 1956, she attended Mercy Nursing School in Chicago, IL, where she met her future husband. On June 7, 1958, shemarried Joseph Adducci. They lived in Chicago until Joseph became a physician and finished his internship at Cook County Hospital. Joseph and Mary Ann, along with their first child, moved to Detroit, MI where she had her second child and was in charge of the household while Joseph did his OB/GYN residency. They then moved toFort Hood, TX, where Joseph served two years in the Armed Service. It was at this time their third child was born. After leaving the Army in 1966, Joseph and Mary Ann moved to Williston, ND, where Dr. Adducci joined the Craven-Hagan Clinic. He later opened his own clinic, at which Mary Ann worked as a part-time nurse while having two more children. Throughout her life in Williston, Mary Ann was involved in a number of civic organizations. She was a member and current president of the Mercy Hospital Auxiliary. She was a long-time member of the Williston Recreation Council which spanned over forty years. Mary Ann was instrumental and took great pride as a member of the Executive Board in helping bring to Williston its first Babe Ruth World Series in 1980. Mary Ann was actively involved in government, which included a leadership role in the North Dakota Democratic-Non-Partisan League. Mary Ann was also a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, which included membership in the Catholic Daughters of America. Mary Ann’s busy civic responsibilities were balanced with her intense passion for family and sports. She particularly enjoyed playing softball with the ladies from Trenton, ND. Her true passion, however, was in supporting her children’s love of sports. All of her children enjoyed sports ranging from baseball to volleyball and all sports in between. Notwithstanding a hectic schedule, she was always found in attendance at her children’s sporting events. There was never any doubt because her cheers always clearly identified her in a crowd. Her involvement with her children did not end with sports. She also took an active role in her children’s development through her leadership roles in such organizations as Blue Birds and Scouting. Mary Ann enjoyed the culinary arts, an art she perfected over the years which can be attested to by all family and friends who were lucky enough to partake, especially at holidays - though it did make it hard at times for her children who were trying to make weight for wrestling. In addition to family, Mary Ann was also an avid dog lover. There wasn’t a dog she didn’t love. This, too, was a passion she passed on to her children and grandchildren. Mary Ann is survived by her husband, Joseph; four sons, Chris (Helen) of Watertown, SD, Greg (Rebecca) of South Lyon, MI, Steve (Stacy) of Alexandria, VA and Toby of Westhope, ND; daughter, Jessica (DaWayne) Stroh of Elk Grove, CA. She will be dearly missed by and deeply loved her eight Adducci grandchildren, Shannon, Nick, Katie, Joey, Samantha, Ben, Jacob and Haley. She was preceded in death by her parents and a dear cousin, Johnny Meyer.
Red ID: FND_I_61912 Image ID: 513283 Image Notes: FND001 01551

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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