Panlener, Ann, J. (nee Grattan) Of Milwaukee. Born to Eternal Life, April 18, 2017 at the age of 90. Reunited in heaven with her beloved husband of 40 years, Richard. Loving mother of Meg (Marc) Anderson, Stephen (Leisa) and Mark (Bridget).Beloved step-mother of Hope Thill, Joan (John) Chouinard, Patricia Ackmann, Richard (Mary), Robert “Robin” (Reecie), and Michael (Karen). Proud and loving grandmother of 27 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. In addition to husband Richard, she is preceded in death by her parents Leo and Ora Grattan and dear sister Jane Theis.
Ann was born and raised in Kansas and went to Benedictine College. She taught high school English in a small Kansas town before receiving her MA degree at Marquette University in Journalism. She wrote her master's thesis on promoting Catholic social justice through journalism. Mom would support many social justice causes the rest of her life. She was feminist before its time. She worked at Marquette in the news bureau - public relations, and it was there on campus where she met Richard Panlener, who was a recent widower with six children. They married and had three more children, completing the "Panlener nine". After raising the family, she taught Journalism at Mount Mary College, and returned to Marquette's campus running the national office of the Jesuit Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Nu, as Executive Director, until her retirement. She was devoted to her family, her parish Holy Cross, St. Ben's Meal Program, the Milwaukee Ileostomy and Colostomy Association MICA, the Women's Health Initiative, and all things Marquette.
On behalf of Mom, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the caring staff at San Camillo assisted living.
Visitation at the Funeral Home on Thursday April 27, 2017 from 5:00pm until time of Vigil Service at 7:00PM.
Additional Visitation at San Camillo (10200 W. Bluemound Rd., Wauwatosa) on Friday April 28, 2017 from 9:30AM until time of Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM Burial following Mass at Calvary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the San Camillus memory care facility would be greatly appreciated.
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