Mary Anna Eaton

Mary Anna Eaton obituary, Wayzata, MN

Mary Anna Eaton

Mary Eaton Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by David Lee Funeral Home & Cremation Services on Jan. 8, 2026.
Mary Anna Eaton, 92, formerly of Plymouth, Minnesota died on January 4, 2026 at Folkestone in Wayzata, Minnesota. Born on June 9th, 1933 in Kirksville, Missouri was the daughter of Charles Henry and Vivian Ilene Truitt and graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. In Kirksville on December 30, 1955 she married Victor Roe Eaton- a loving marriage lasted 70 years.
She was preceded in death by her brother Donald Truitt.
She is survived by her children, David Michael Eaton and his wife Diane, Jeffrey Douglas Eaton and his wife Joan, Amy Jean Alexander and her husband Scot.
Also surviving are 8 grandchildren: Daniel, John, Sam and Alex Eaton, Jack, Rachel, Ben Alexander and Sarah Johnson in addition to 9 great-grandchildren.
Mary Anna enjoyed hosting family and friends, gardening, biking, cooking, reading and Bible study.
Burial will be at Fort Snelling Cemetery, and a memorial service will be held on Friday, January 9th at Folkestone in Wayzata, Minnesota. In lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Mary Anna can be made to Bible Study Fellowship: https://www.bsfinternational.org/support/memorials-and-honorarium/
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