Ann Michaels

MICHAELS, Ann
Ann Michaels was born on February 28, 1922, in Stuttgart, Germany, the daughter of Dr. Max Waelder and his wife Alice, nee Picard. After a long illness, she passed away on April 11, 2009. In 1938 she emigrated to the U.S. with her parents, settling in San Francisco. In 1942 She married Rudy Michaels, then on active duty in the Army. When Rudy was sent overseas in May of 1944, she returned to Berkeley, CA living with her parents and working in San Francisco. She was very active in support of the military, among them was the USO and the Stage Door Canteen. On Rudy's return, they settled in San Francisco while he attended Law School. She had two sons, Peter, born in 1950, and Lawrence, born in 1952. In 1956, the family moved to Sacramento where she played an active role in the Jewish Community, Legal Aid Society, The United Way, and again the USO, to name but a few. She was fluent in French and German and as such became a high official at the 1960 Olympic Winter Games in Squaw Valley and the 1970 World Shooting Championships in Phoenix, AZ. She was a member of Les Girls Investment Club and Park Terrace Tennis Club where she played into her early eighties. She loved music, especially opera, sports, fine clothes and the company of friends, and was a gracious hostess. It was of her that she lit up a room just by entering it. She is survived by her husband of almost 67 years, her sons Peter and Lawrence, her daughter-in-law Catherine and her granddaughter Elisabeth. Services will be, Thursday, April 16, 11:00 AM at Congregation B'Nai Israel, 3600 Riverside Blvd., Sacramento. Interment will be private. For further information, or to send a message to the family, contact Mandel Funeral Services of Northern California at 866-962-6335 or www.mandelfuneralservices.com.