Ann Sovick Maruska
Ann Sovick Maruska, age 84, of Bagley, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 31st, at Cornerstone Nursing Home in Bagley. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 7th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Bagley with Father JohnMelkies Suvakeen presiding. Family will greet friends for one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the church. Arrangements are with Carlin Family Funeral Service of Fosston and messages of condolence may be shared at www.carlinfuneral.com.
Ann Louise Sovick was born on December 15, 1941, in Fosston, Minnesota to parents Severt and Florence “Lillian” (Anderson) Sovick. She grew up in Fosston and graduated from Fosston High School in 1960.
Shortly after she graduated from high school, Ann met who would become the love of her life at a dance at Pine Lake. His name, Robert Maruska. After a short courtship, they were married on June 30, 1960, at Fort Sil, Oklahoma while Bob was beginning his service in the Army. After they were married, Bob was to be stationed in Korea so Ann returned home to Fosston. When Bob returned stateside, they lived on base at Fort Carson, Colorado where Bob completed his term with the Army.
After receiving his honorable discharge, the growing family moved back to Fosston, living in town. In 1974, they moved to Maruska Farm south of Ebro (from 1919 and became a Century Farm). It was here where their family was raised. To their union, six children were born, Cindy, Mike, Tim, Bobbie, Russell and Valerie.
In addition to raising her family, Ann worked at Stinar’s Nursery, Nelson Eggs of Bagley, and at MDV. After MDV, she gladly retired to stay home and take care of her grandchildren who she dearly loves. She loved babies.
Ann was a busy lady and had many hobbies too, including cooking, baking, painting, and sewing curtains. She always enjoyed when the purple lilacs and holly hocks came up each year (though they never lasted long enough), and she was the master at making “Sovick’s Favorite Donuts” which the whole family loved.
Most of all, she was a giver to, and lover of, her family and truly a servant. Ann would always put others ahead of herself. She made breakfast for everyone on deer hunting mornings and for lunch, hamburger hotdish. In addition to all that, it was know by all who knew her that “the coffee pot is always on” at the Maruska house.
A favorite couple memory for Bob and Ann was dancing around the area to “Duane and the Drifters” usually in Clearbrook and the Silver Creek in Shevlin, among others.
They were members of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Bagley.
Survivors include her loving husband of 66 years, Robert, of Bagley; six children, Cindy (Jim) Nelson of Thief River Falls, MN, Mike (Gail) Maruska of Bagley, Tim Maruska (Cheryl Tverstol), of Thief River Falls, MN, Bobbie (Danny) Dyrdahl of Gully, MN, Russell Maruska of Bemidji, MN, and Valerie (Sean) McCroy of Bemidji, MN; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
Also surviving are siblings, Sandra Victora of TX, Leon (Barb) Sovick of Minneapolis, Linda Arnold of Blackduck, MN, Gail (Paul) Diehl of Vergas, MN; brother-in-law, Raymond Maruska of Lengby, MN. Numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Severt and Florence “Lillian”; siblings, Shirley (Wilfred) Maruska, Jerome Sovick, Diane Maruska, Bernard Victora, Richard Arnold and Steve (Mary) Sovick.