Mary Ann Walsh Culbert
Mary Ann Walsh Culbert formerly of Charles City, Iowa and Rochester, Illinois passed away Sept. 4, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisc. after four months of hospice care due to complications of Parkinson’s disease at the home of her daughter where she had been living since November.
Mary was born Feb. 8, 1940 in Waverly, Iowa to Clark Franklin Walsh and Mary (Avis) Lawrie Walsh of Charles City, Iowa and formerly of Nashua, Iowa.
Mary is survived by her nine siblings. Michael (Anastasia) Walsh of Des Moines, IA, Joan Ochs, Coralville, IA, Bill (Cathy) Walsh, Scottsdale, AZ, Kathleen (Jerry) Bill, Charles City, IA. Margaret Walsh, Des Moines, IA, Rosemary (Don) Hildebrand, Gladwyne, PA, Pat (Nancy) Walsh, Wayzata, MN, Dr. Dennis Walsh, New Hampton, IA, and David (Angie) Walsh, Bogart, GA.
Mary was married Aug. 22, 1959 to Allan B. Culbert at Immaculate Conception Church, Charles City, IA and divorced in 1989.
Mary is survived by her five children and eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren:
James (Alice) Culbert of Des Moines, IA, Thomas Culbert and his son (Zaxxaz), Jacquelyn Eckholm, Victor Ndungu. Dr. Kevin (Jo Anne) Culbert, Hamilton, VA, and children Garrett Culbert and Leah Culbert; Gregory (Tracy) Culbert, Wildwood, FL, and children Tim (Sophia) Culbert and Gracy Culbert; Anne Marie Culbert, Alexandria, VA and Teresa (Matt) Sindlinger, Green Bay, WI, and children Jessica (Dave) Byman, Taylor (Kenna) Sturdy and their children Hollyn, Logan and Hallie; Connor (Grace Kennedy) and their son Stetson Sturdy; Jack Sindlinger and Jakob Sindlinger as well as her former husband, Allan Culbert, Nokomis, FL.
Mary is also survived by 20 nieces and nephews, as well as two first cousins Michael Brumley and James Brumley.
Mary was proceeded in death by her parents Avis and Clark Walsh, maternal grandparents Rose (Leary) and Harry Lawrie, and paternal grandparents Martha (Boerschel) and Jerome Walsh, as well as her aunt and uncles Margaret (Eugene) Brumley, Dale (Dorothy) Walsh, Baby James Lawrie (uncle), brother-in-law Don Ochs and first cousin Patricia (Brumley) Cilluffo.
At the age of 12 Mary and family moved to Charles City to be closer to Walsh Manufacturing Company the flourishing company her father started in Nashua. Mary graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Charles City in May 1958. Mary was recognized for her Daily Mass attendance all four years, helping set the foundation for her lifelong Catholic faith.
While living in Charles City, Mary was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and an active member of the IC church circles. Mary later was a member of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Springfield, IL.
Mary will be remembered for her selfless devotion to her family and her enduring Catholic faith.
The family is grateful for the devoted care provided by her daughter Teresa while living in Charles City and Green Bay. And the most recent care by Unity Hospice in Green Bay with their caring nurses, CNA’s and social and pastoral care given, as well as Saint Agnes Catholic Parish in Green Bay.
Private Funeral services for Mary were held with a prayer vigil at Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in Nashua, Iowa on Friday evening, Sept. 20. Private Funeral Mass was held Saturday, Sept. 21 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Nashua, IA with graveside burial service at Calvary Cemetery (Saint Jude section) Charles City, IA. A reception followed burial service at Immaculate Catholic Church, Charles City with hospitality provided by the Funeral Ministry at IC.
Mary chronicled many family memories through countless numbers of photos. A photo scrapbook as well as a more detailed obituary honoring her life can be found by visiting the Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home website.
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