Mary Anne Tolman Rightsell, 87, of Andrews, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in an Andrews care facility.
She was a native of Detroit, Mich.
Mary Anne had completed most of her schooling in Detroit, but later moved to Michigan City, Ind., where she graduated from Elston Senior High School. There she participated in many sports activities and was on the diving team.
She also met her future husband, Jack Rightsell there and began making a family. She spent those years as a loving homemaker until her kids began school.
Mary Anne then worked in sales throughout the remainder of her life. Being an accomplished seamstress, she began her sales career with Sears selling sewing machines and giving sewing lessons. Mary Anne had many other sales jobs but moved on to love working in sales in furniture and home decor.
She had lived all over the country but loved California and Florida for the sunshine and Knoxville and Andrews for the mountain views the most.
She was the daughter of the late William G. and Marguerite A. Power Tolman. She was also preceded in death by a son, Glenn Allen Rightsell; and a brother, John Tolman.
Mary Anne is survived by three daughters, Jacqueline Hanna and husband Mike of Lafayette, Ind., Sue Jordan and husband Steve of Andrews, and Catherine Buckner and husband John of Anderson, S.C.; four sons, William Rightsell and wife Cari and James Rightsell and wife Rochelle, all of Valparaiso, Ind., Larry Rightsell and wife Bebe of Knoxville, Tenn., and Michael Kress and wife Amy of Winchester, Ind.; one sister, Connie Perrin of Corryton, Tenn.; and one brother, William Tolman and wife Colleen of Waterford, Mich. Many grandchildren, great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
The family is forever grateful for the love, compassion and care shown to their mother by the staff of Valley View Nursing Home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Leukemia Research Foundation at https://allbloodcancers.org/donate/.
Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews, was in charge of arrangements.
An online guest register is available at www.iviefuneralhome.com.