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Ann Waskey
Ann Waskey Obituary
October 25, 1943 - March 4, 2026
Santa Maria -Ann Waskey died on Wednesday, March 4th. She was 82. Ms. Waskey graduated from Cal State Los Angeles before spending two years in India with the Peace Corps, followed by a year 's teaching assignment in Point Barrow, Alaska.
She moved to Santa Maria in 1972 from Venice, California where she was a substitute teacher. Ms Waskey ran the Head Start program in Guadalupe for a time before she obtained her registered dietician training at Cal Poly. She became the Food Service director at Marian Hospital. She later supervised the food service at several Bay area hospitals. Ms Waskey moved over to human resources from operations at Aramark, a food service and management company. In her last position, she was vice president of human resources for the Compass Group, supervising human resources for 68,000 of its employees.
In her off work time, Ms Waskey enjoyed traveling, fly fishing with her husband, cooking, and art projects. She was an award winning quilter and an outstanding painter. She was very fond of and active in the Santa Maria Valley Quilt Guild. Her friends describe her as considerate of others, witty, capable, and a great listener. She generated contentment and joy with those that knew her.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Masaoka and her siblings Shirley Roberts and William Waskey. No services or memorials are scheduled.
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Robert Masaoka, Ann's husband
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Ann had an outstanding personality. She could interstingly expound on her travels or art, but she appreciated the experience of others. She could be jocular while always responding to humor of those around her. Ann was too wise to criticize or to judge.
We had a wonderful life together, Ann and I. I miss her and our times together more than words can say. I'll never forget Ann, and I'll never stop loving her.
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Trudy Bigelow
March 7, 2026
Ann was a rare combination of kindness, humility, and sharp wit. She had a way of making the people around her feel lighter and more joyful. I´m grateful to have known her, and she will be missed.
Trudy Bigelow
March 7, 2026
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