MaryAnne Harry

MaryAnne Harry, 72, Bismarck died December 1, 2003 in a local hospital. Services will be held at 2:30 PM, Thursday, at Messiah Lutheran Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Dr. James Baneck officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Wednesday, at Eastgate Funeral Service where a prayer service will be held at 5:30 PM. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church. MaryAnne was born on March 18, 1931, in rural Wahpeton, North Dakota, to Irl Hicks and Thora Gylland Fisher. She graduated from Wahpeton High School and following two years of training at St. Paul, MN, MaryAnne received a degree as a X-Ray Technician. In 1953, MaryAnne married Wesley Harry in Wahpeton. They lived in Grand Forks, ND where MaryAnne was employed at the Grand Forks Clinic. They moved to Bismarck where she was employed at the Bismarck Hospital, the Highway Department, and the Gourmet House. She moved to Alaska for two years where she was hostess for Senator Hickles Hotel. Upon her move back to Bismarck, she worked at the Bismarck Elks for eight years until a stroke forced her into early retirement in 1983. She was blessed by the care giving of her granddaughter, Dallas, but worsening health conditions resulted in her entering Mandan Care Center in January of 2003. MaryAnne loved flowering plants, reading about history, and getting out and about to meet people. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she sang in the church choir, and she was also a member of R.S.V.P She was later blessed by becoming a member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Mandan. Her family meant everything to her, and she will be deeply missed by them and many good friends. The sight of her great-grandchildren lit up her face. MaryAnne is survived by her daughter, Julie Hoiby-Kuhn and her husband, Robyn Kuhn and his daughter, Krista; her beloved granddaughter, Dallas and her husband, Shane Smith of Eagan, MN; three precious great-grandchildren, Ciara Gabriella, Wesley Connor, and Nicholas Quinn Smith; and her two brothers, Howard G. Fisher of Wahpeton and Robert Fisher of Fond du Lac, WI. MaryAnne was preceded in death by her parents.

MaryAnne Harry

March 18, 1931 - December 1, 2003