Obituary for Ann M. Hornick
Ann M. Hornick, 92,
a longtime Montreal, Wis. resident, died Saturday, April 17, 2010, in
Ironwood. The former Ann Tomich was born July 7, 1917,
in Ironwood, daughter of the late Steve and Louise (Ritmanich) Tomich, and
attended Ironwood schools. She worked for the WPA in the 1930's, at the
Hansen Glove Factory in Ironwood for seven years, and was employed as a
seamstress at Stern & Field in downtown Ironwood for ten years, retiring in
1984. Ann was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church
in Hurley and the former Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montreal and its' Altar
Society. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and the outdoors. On Oct. 25, 1941, she was married to Joe
"Chuch" Hornick at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ironwood by the late Rev.
Carl Petranek. Joe preceded her in death on Feb. 13, 1993. Surviving are two sons, Robert (Linda),
Conroe, Texas, and Brian (fiancee Mary Hartkopf), Wausau, Wis.; two
grandchildren, Michele (Noel) Pekel, The Woodlands, Tx., and Mark Hornick,
Humble, Tx.; four great-grandchildren, Madison Hornick and Maegann Hornick, both
of Humble, and Nicholas Pekel and Isabella Pekel, both of The Woodlands; a
brother, Tony (Nel) Stimac, Norfolk, Va.; a sister, Mary Maki-Studden, Ironwood;
and special friend and caregiver, her niece, Mary Strelcheck, of
Bessemer. Besides her parents and husband, she was
preceded in death by three sisters, Margaret Sopko, Veronica Eddy and Eva
Tolvanen. Out of respect for Ann's wishes, cremation has
taken place. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated
Friday, April 23, at 11 a.m., at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley, with the
Rev. Michael Hayden, celebrant. Rite of Committal will take place at the
church, with luncheon to follow in the parish hall. Private inurnment will be in St. Mary's
Cemetery, Hurley. Relatives and friends may call at the
church from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday. To view Ann's obituary online, sign the
guestbook and express condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.
a longtime Montreal, Wis. resident, died Saturday, April 17, 2010, in
Ironwood. The former Ann Tomich was born July 7, 1917,
in Ironwood, daughter of the late Steve and Louise (Ritmanich) Tomich, and
attended Ironwood schools. She worked for the WPA in the 1930's, at the
Hansen Glove Factory in Ironwood for seven years, and was employed as a
seamstress at Stern & Field in downtown Ironwood for ten years, retiring in
1984. Ann was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church
in Hurley and the former Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montreal and its' Altar
Society. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and the outdoors. On Oct. 25, 1941, she was married to Joe
"Chuch" Hornick at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ironwood by the late Rev.
Carl Petranek. Joe preceded her in death on Feb. 13, 1993. Surviving are two sons, Robert (Linda),
Conroe, Texas, and Brian (fiancee Mary Hartkopf), Wausau, Wis.; two
grandchildren, Michele (Noel) Pekel, The Woodlands, Tx., and Mark Hornick,
Humble, Tx.; four great-grandchildren, Madison Hornick and Maegann Hornick, both
of Humble, and Nicholas Pekel and Isabella Pekel, both of The Woodlands; a
brother, Tony (Nel) Stimac, Norfolk, Va.; a sister, Mary Maki-Studden, Ironwood;
and special friend and caregiver, her niece, Mary Strelcheck, of
Bessemer. Besides her parents and husband, she was
preceded in death by three sisters, Margaret Sopko, Veronica Eddy and Eva
Tolvanen. Out of respect for Ann's wishes, cremation has
taken place. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated
Friday, April 23, at 11 a.m., at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley, with the
Rev. Michael Hayden, celebrant. Rite of Committal will take place at the
church, with luncheon to follow in the parish hall. Private inurnment will be in St. Mary's
Cemetery, Hurley. Relatives and friends may call at the
church from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday. To view Ann's obituary online, sign the
guestbook and express condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.