Ann W. Campany

Ann W. Campany, 91, passed away on March 1, 2026, from end-stage dementia.
Ann was born on April 28, 1934, to F. Gordon Winslow and Alice Peterson Winslow - Boston ex-pats who settled in Pompton Plains, NJ.

Ann was always wicked smart with a sly sense of humor. She earned a degree in geography from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA, and was recruited to work at the CIA, moving to Washington, DC, where she met her future husband, Carl Campany.

Ann and Carl moved to Vienna, VA, in 1959, where they transformed a small Cape Cod on a big lot on Park Street into a unique home with abundant gardens. There, they raised two daughters, Rebecca and Sarah, collected antiques, consumed world news, and generally eschewed television. They were not sporting people, but they did turn the TV on each July to tune in to Wimbledon coverage. Most summers, Ann gamely climbed into a VW Bug with Carl and the girls, a heavy canvas Army-surplus tent on the roof rack, and went camping. Later, Ann and Carl upgraded to a VW pop-up camper van.

Ann balanced career and parenting long before it was trendy. She left her CIA job in 1964, after the birth of her first daughter, and took on part-time work at the local Vienna library for the next 15 years. She also made ends meet by taking on seasonal work at JCPenney and H&R Block.
Once her children were older, Ann returned to work full-time, serving as a cartographer for the National Agricultural Statistics Service Area Frame Program of the USDA until she retired in 2001.

Ann enjoyed many fiber arts. She loved to sew and enjoyed making clothes for her daughters. Ann also knitted and later in life took up rug hooking. She loved cats, listening to audiobooks, watching the news, and baking cookies. Later in life, she enjoyed regular trips to Maine with her sister to visit extended family.

Ann was thrilled to be MeeMaw to two grandchildren - providing part-time care and hosting sleepovers.

Those who knew Ann appreciated her quiet and kind nature. She accepted people as they were and was an early supporter of PFLAG. She went out of her way to assist others and frequently hosted young people starting careers in the DC area.

Until the end, Ann remained strong, feisty, kind, and funny, evoking smiles from those who looked after her. She even cracked jokes with her daughters in her final days.

Ann is survived by her daughters, Rebecca (Emilie Cole) and Sarah (Rick Radzville). She also leaves behind her step-granddaughter, Amy; two grandchildren, Rosemary Hill and Spencer Hill, and their father, Mark Hill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl, and her sister, Nancy.

At 91, Ann outlived most who knew her. Instead of any public service, the family will hold a private MeeMaw Fest.

If you wish to honor Ann, please donate to your local animal welfare society or shelter. Ann would be pleased.