Ann Marie Graber

Ann Marie was born on May 8, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois to Rudy and Irene (Van Zandt) Novak. She moved to Park Forest, Illinois in 1955. Ann Marie graduated from Rich Township High School in 1958. She married her high school sweetheart and the love of her life, Steve Graber on November 15, 1958 and they shared 63 loving years until he passed in 2022.

Ann Marie was a loving devoted mother and homemaker to her family. She enjoyed crafting of many kinds including crocheting, needlepoint, and cross-stitch. The joy of her life were her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Along with her husband, Steve, Ann Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Rudy and Irene Novak; brothers, Randy Novak and Jim Novak; sister, Jackie Peacock and daughter-in-law Barbara Graber and son-in-law Bob Sell.

Ann Marie is survived by her son Steven (Barbara) Graber; daughters Beverly (Bob) Sell and Becky (Tom) Garner; sister Patrice Demund; grandchildren Holly Ripley, Brandy Suarez, Ciara (Chris) Voland, Tommy (fiancé, Carrie) Garner; and great-grandchildren; Mackenzie, Shane, Braedyn, and Chloe Stasa, Dante and Drake Delarosa, Korie Ripley, Hunter and Adalynn Voland.

Family and friends will be received at Maison-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home, 501 Conant St. Maumee, OH, 419-893-7686, on Sunday, March 5, 2023, from 2:00-8:00 pm. A funeral service will be held Monday, March 6, 2023, at the funeral home beginning at 1:00 pm. Entombment will immediately follow at Highland Memory Gardens. The family of Ann Marie wishes to extend our sincere thanks to the Ebeid Hospice for their compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Ebeid Hospice. Condolences may be made online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.