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Anna Maria Castelli Planz was born Jan. 12, 1928, in Newark, N.J. and passed away peacefully in her sleep Oct. 18, 2018, in Reno, Nev.
Ann was a nurse and her favorite place to serve was the operating and emergency room.
Ann married Tim Planz in 1947 and they made their first home in Maryland. They moved to New York where all three of their children were born. They raised their family in Long Island, N.Y.; Thousand Oaks and Canoga Park, Calif.
Tim and Ann later moved to Agoura Hills, Calif. and Beverly, Ohio before finding their retirement home in The Dalles, Ore. They were well known for their work in the Elks Lodge. Ann was president of the ladies auxiliary. They went back to Southern California, specifically Tustin, and Ann continued her volunteer work at hospitals and the Salvation Army. They missed The Dalles so they moved back. Ann was usually found with a book, at the Elks, or painting ceramics.
Ann loved playing games with family, doing puzzles, and stitching.
Ann and Tim’s life then went full circle when they moved in with their daughter, Kathy and son-in-law, Mike and found themselves back in Maryland. Later, they all moved to Reno, Nev. Ann lived out her remaining years in Reno.
Ann made friends easily and accepted everyone. In the words of her daughter, Kathy, “I have never known anyone that knew my mom that did not like her.” It is true, she kept us all smiling and laughing all the way until the end.
She was preceded in death by brother, Thomas Castelli; and granddaughter, Jennifer Santillanes.
She is survived by her husband of 71 years, Timothy Planz; children, Patricia (Paul) Butler; Kathleen (Mike) Patterson; Tim (Marilyn) Planz; granddaughter, Kimiko (Cordy) Rost; great-grandchildren, Cole, Ronin and Zoey Rost; brother, Joseph Castelli; and many nieces, nephews and loved ones she considered family.
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