Mary Ann Tritt

September 16, 2022

Mary Ann Tritt, 67, Bonners Ferry passed away September 13, 2022. surrounded by family. Mary Ann was born April 17, 1955, to John and Mary VanEtten. Please join us to celebrate Mary Ann’s life at Living Waters Church, 6957 Labrosse Hill Road, Bonners Ferry at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 24. Potluck and Fellowship to follow service, all are welcome.

Mary Ann attended Bonners Ferry High School until graduating in 1973. After graduation she moved to Olympia, Washington, where she worked with microfilm. After a few years, she moved home and married her husband, Bob Tritt.

Mary Ann worked at the Community Restorium for 25 years, 17 of those years as the administrator. During that time, she and Bob had three daughters. As her children got older, she volunteered her time as an EMT for Boundary Volunteer Ambulance.

After retirement, Mary Ann volunteered for the ambulance service doing book work and held various jobs at Boundary Community Hospital.

Mary Ann enjoyed camping, fishing and being with her grandchildren, with whom she loved to share her passion of crocheting and sewing. She often made blankets and quilts for her loved ones. She also had a great love for dogs, especially her Great Dane, Jack.

Mary Ann worked tirelessly helping others in her church and community.

Mary Ann is survived by her husband of 45 years, Bob, and their children, Sabrina (Jeremy Thomas) Brandy (Ammon Hubbard) and Bobbie (Mike Cossairt), grand-children Nicholas, Emily and Sydney Thomas, Owen, Brooklyn and Jace Hubbard and Logan, and Kendall Thorne and Rylee Cossairt, great grandsons Ryker Thomas and Henry Murphy, siblings John VanEtten, Connie (Orval Gentry), Leassa Baker and Paul Vanetten (Jody), as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Mary Ann is proceeded in death by her parents John and Mary VanEtten, sister Peggy Mendenhall, brother in-law Geno Mendenhall, nephew Isaac Funderburg, nephew Curtis Tapia and mother in-law Catherine Nagel.