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Annie Greenwald Obituary
Mesa, AZ
11/20/1945 - 10/09/2024
Annie Mae Greenwald, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Reed City, passed away on September 9, 2024 at Annies Care Home in Glendale, Arizona, after a long illness. She was born on November 20, 1945 to Leslie (Pudge) and Eleanor Blackledge in Marion, Michigan. Annie graduated from Marion High School in 1963. She moved to Kalamazoo in 1966 where she worked as a Laboratory Technician at Bronson Hospital while she attended Western Michigan University studying science. While she was working at Bronson, her twin nieces were born. Annie was very proud of them, in fact, she and her friend would sneak into the hospital nursery to see them. On April 12, 1969, she married Roger Greenwald at the Community of Christ Church in Marion. After their wedding, they spent their honeymoon in Daytona Beach, Florida. Annie lived with Roger on their dairy and beef farm until November 1981 when they moved to Mesa, Arizona. Roger passed away in October 2023. They had been married for over fifty-four years.
Annie is survived by her sister Gladys (Phil) Rolffs of Portage, Michigan and her nieces and nephews. Also surviving are her brother-in-law, Keith (Janice) Greenwald of Petoskey, Michigan as well as sisters-in-law, Connie (Fred) MacLaughlin of Phoenix, Arizona, Nancy Greenwald of Madison, Wisconsin, and Charlene (Darcy Rowe) Greenwald of Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her husband Roger, her parents Leslie (Pudge) and Eleanor Blackledge and two brothers.
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Becky Giles
January 4, 2025
Annie came to live with our family after she graduated high school since she needed a place to live while she worked in Cadillac. She was six years older than me and became like the big sister I never had. We knew her because of church connections. She was so very kind. She moved out when my youngest sibling was born. Not long after that, my family moved to Montana. We kept in touch. The last time I saw her was about 45 years ago but we always exchanged Christmas cards. Not hearing from her this year and getting the card we sent returned prompted me to look for her. I´m so sorry she´s gone. May she rest in peace as she well deserves.
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