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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Anna B.
Lawson
May 19, 1919 – November 9, 2015
Anna B. Lawson, 96, of Andalusia, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2015 at Rosewood Care Center, Moline. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00am Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Taylor Ridge. A Visitation vigil will be held one hour prior to services at church. Burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made in care of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Taylor Ridge.
Anna was born on May 19, 1919 in Clairton, PA., a daughter of Andy and Anne Stune Banas. She was raised primarily in Czechoslovakia; but later returned to the U.S. with her brother and sister. She married the love of her life, Clifford, on March 5, 1942 in New Jersey. Anna met Clifford while working at Raritan Arsenal in Metuchen, NJ as an order counter for a government contractor, Jaydon. Together, she and Clifford transferred to the Rock Island Arsenal in 1962 to continue their careers. Clifford died unexpectedly in 1970 at age 48. Anna missed him dearly until the end. In her last days, Anna was aware, smiled and spent her last cherished moments with her daughter, Mary.
Anna was a devout Catholic and proud member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Taylor Ridge.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Mary and many nieces and nephews
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents; son, James; sisters, Mary and Susie and brothers, Andy, Mike and John.
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