- Date Of Death: August 13, 2012
- State: Illinois
Mary Ann Nagel, 89, of Geneva died Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, at Delnor Hospital in Geneva surrounded by her family.
The daughter of Amy (Carlson) and Homer Shewalter, she was born Feb. 6, 1923, at the original Community Hospital on Third Street in Genevaa”in the building that later became Robin’s Bookshop and where SRNTY and other shops are today.
Mary Ann was the best mom ever. She was both a nurturer and a good Swedish stoic, always more concerned about her family than she was about herself. She was a lifelong Cubs fan, and spent many an afternoon at Wrigley Field or with the TV tuned in to WGN.
She was a graduate of Geneva High School, worked part-time at many places, including The Little Traveler, and was a partner with her husband in Valley Typewriter Company, which Ralph operated out of the basement of their home on Woodlawn Street.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph, 90, of The Holmstad and Geneva; her daughter, Tinya (Bob) Craig of Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ; sons, Jon of South Elgin and Rick (Paula) Nagel of Geneva; sisters-in-law, Mary and Diana Shewalter, grandchildren, Andrew Craig of Wyckoff, NJ, Jamie (Rob) Fitzpatrick of Macon, GA, Kathryn and Tricia Nagel of Geneva; five great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Jack and William Shewalter.
