Elizabeth Ann Lieder

My sympathies to Lynn and Laura, your spouses and all the granchildren. How I loved your mom ( and dad ), and I kept in my heart all these years the fond memories your mom gave me as a child in Toledo, and her kindness! And how I have always loved her Christmas letters! I truly have always been in awe of Ann! Rest of peace great lady and thank you for being a part of my mother´s life for so long and for touching mine.

I only knew Ann for a little over a year, but I felt that I'd known her forever. She was such a giving friend, full of stories and memories and anxious to share mine as well. It turned out that we both had known some of the same people separated by time, and that helped me feel close to her. We shared a love of Scandinavia, religion, art and music, eating out (!), and wished that both our husbands were alive so we could all enjoy being together. Such a super-charged year and I'll remember...