Anne Stachnik Obituary

Please accept my deepest reguards to the loss of your mother.

You do not know me but you may know my mother, Geri Mummery nee Cheleski. Feel free to contact me when the time is good for you, I have some questions.

Again, my deepest reguards.

Dear Marty,

Please accept a word of love, support, and condolence from an old friend. At Saint John's Abbey we are praying for your Mom, Anne, and for you and your family. Blessings and the peace of Christ for all of you.

Roger Kasprick, OSB, Guestmaster

Saint John's Abbey & Univ. Collegeville, MN

Martin and Anthony, I have sent a letter of sympathy to both of you on the death of your mother. She will be remembered at the Abbey. My letter is fuller but tells you how much we appreciate the loyalty of the Stachniks.

It has been arranged that the 8:00am Sunday service on May 28th at the Cathederal of St. Mark in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will be dedicated to the memory of the mother of the Cathederal's organist- Martin's mom Ann Stachnik. Ann's name will be read out from the altar at that 8:00am service and the prayers and mass to follow will be in her memory, per Jim Seaberg's arrangement this afternoon with Father "Richard".

(two hours later)

Dear Martin, Anthony and Denise,

Am just now back from Lakewood cemetery where now stands three bouquets in front of Ma and George's graves: one in front of George's stone, the other two on Ma's grave, lovely yellow and blue daisies, one each for both Ma and Ann, along with several prayers and pleas for continued love, guidance and assistance.Martin was good during the time I lost Ma, both with his assistance as a pallbearer and other much-appreciated kindnesses. Sorry I can't be there for Ann's farewell on Saturday; I hope you understand. However, I'll request that the 8:00am service I plan on attending at St. Mark's cathederal in honor of "Martin Stachnik's Mom"will compensate for my Chicago absence. In the meantime, please know I'm thinking of all of you during this sad time and if I can be of any material support during your greiving away from Minneapolis and Minnesota, please do not hesitate to contact me at the below address.

Again, with much sympathy, I remain:

Jim Seaberg

PS:Martin and I are seperated by 4 days in our November birthdays; and now about the same length of divide between the loss of our birth mothers.

Dear Martin,Anthony and Denise,

I was so sad to hear this morning of the death of your Mom--Ann.I recall seeing a snap of her and Stan and you kids, looking trim and so very elegant, circa in her late 70s. How well I know what it is like to go through that universal rite-of-passage every boy must go through, at what ever age: lose the sweetest Mum a boy could ever have, even when the old doll passes(or closes in on) the 90-mark, as mine did at 93 on Feb. 27, 2001.As fate and chance would have it, I'm on my way out to Lakewood cemetery following this brief note, something I religiously do three-times a year(Christmas, The Old Doll's B-day and, of course, the Memorial Day weekend(a caveat that rings in another one of those "coincidences": birth-mother "Nellie" passed away back in Delaware,Memorial Day, May 30, 1990) It seems quite a few anniversaries centering on one's own or dear friends' Mum falls on this American holiday of rememberance.In rememerance of your dear Mum and everything she meant to you and yours, I'll place flowers for Ann on Ellen's grave, too, this afternoon.

My deepest sympathy to you all and the family.

Sincerely,

Jim Seaberg

The St. John's University, Collegeville, MN class of 1974 extends its deapest sympathies to our classmate Martin Stacknik on the passing of his devoted mother. She drove Martin and his brother Anthony to and from Fenwick high school every day for their 4 years there and guided them through college and into the professional world. Anne and her husband Stanley were major contributors to St. John's not just of two sons for a Benedictine education but also with funding for the restoration of the campus Humphrey auditorium in the early 1980's. The family lived the Benedictine values and showed me St. Benedict's hospitality in the Rule the one time I stayed at their home in Cicero on my drive back from grad school in New Orleans to Milwaukee in 1974. Anne and Stanley Stacknik were always gracious hosts as devoted and faithful Catholics and spiritual Benedictines. May Anne rest in peace and shine her light upon her husband and sons from her glory in heaven. Pax vobiscum, in nomine patris et filii et spiritu sanctus.

Roger Lindmark, Los Angeles, CA