Mary Ann St. Peter, 93, of Scranton, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll.
Funeral service will be held Saturday, June 18, at the Carroll First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Angelo Luis and the Rev. Timothy Walker officiating. Music for the service will be provided by Sarah Clark, Lyndie Walker-Spitzer, Rebecca Colwell, and Lisa Walker. Honorary casket bearers will be Jeff St. Peter, Jason Roberts, and Kevin Blackburn.
Casket bearers will be Garrett Moreland, Ian Murphy, Alex Colwell, Matthew Clark, John Spitzer, and Dan Scheuermann. Interment will be in the Scranton Township Cemetery.
Mary Ann was born on June 9, 1929, on her family’s farm near Creston, and she was the daughter of Edward and Eva (Jensen) Fredrick. At age 5, she started country school near Orient right after the passing of her mother. The family moved to Greenfield in 1936. Mary Ann was married to Richard Bittner in 1945. To this union two children were born: Rick and Roxanna. Her husband Richard passed away in 1947 in a construction accident. In 1948, Mary Ann moved to Bayard as a widow and finished high school. She then attended St. Anthony School of Nursing in Carroll. There she met Royce St. Peter through her roommate Charlotte St. Peter. They were married October 19, 1950, at the Scranton United Methodist Church. They lived in Boone until moving to Scranton in 1954. To this union four children were born: Gail, Denise, Keith, and Lisa, and Royce adopted Rick and Roxanna.
Mary Ann then went back to nurses training and became an RN in 1959. She worked as a nurse at the Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Manor, Bayard Care Center, Thomas Rest Haven, Scranton School and retired in 2003, one month short of 75 years old, to care for her husband at home. Mary Ann continued to live on the farm following Royce’s death until one week before her passing. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Scranton. Mary Ann always remembered her family with birthday cards, she enjoyed watching sports, fishing, and she loved her farm cats.
Mary Ann is survived by her children and their families: Rick St. Peter (Sheila) of Scranton, Roxanna Lindsey of San Antonio, TX, Gail St. Peter (Yatzi) of Scranton, Denise Bull (Doug) of Ames, Keith St. Peter (Ethyl) of Ames, and Lisa Walker (Tim) of Pine River, MN; grandchildren Jeff St. Peter (Deb), Kim Carrillo, Kathy Scheuermann (Dan), Amy Roberts (Jason), Denise Murphy (Ian), Annette Russell, Evie Blackburn (Kevin),Garrett Moreland (Elizabeth), Sarah Clark (Matthew), Lindie Spitzer (John), and Rebecca Colwell (Alex); 34 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great grandchildren; sister-in-law Joy St. Peter of Audubon; and several nieces and nephews.
Mary Ann was preceded in death by her parents Edward and Eva Fredrick; her stepmother Marie Fredrick; sisters Betty Scott (Bernard) and Raideen Martin (Leon); brothers Robert Fredrick and Richard Fritz; her first husband Richard Bittner; and her husband Royce St. Peter.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.dahnandwoodhouse.com
