Don and the kids have made arrangements with O’Halloran & Murphy’s Funeral Services at their Roseville location. 
http://www.ohalloranmurphy.com/   Their phone number is 651-631-2727.
Ann Marie’s visitation and service will be Saturday, January 5th at Roseville Memorial Chapel:  2245 North Hamline Avenue in Roseville, MN.  

Visition is at 12:00 noon.
Service is at 2:00 p.m.

Her obituary:  http://www.ohalloranmurphy.com/obituary/ann-marie-schaefer

Writing and seeing all this makes it all so final.  Wasn’t she just diagnosed with cancer?  And then we celebrated her being cancer free Labor Day weekend of 2017.  And then in January 2018 the return and spread of cancer.

I thought I would share this poem a good friend from our small group at our church sent me today - I believe it captures what Ann Marie would want us to consider:

Written by Carol Buhr

I am not dead.
It’s true this body I have shed,
But my soul lives, my spirit soars.
I have gone home to meet the Lord!

This is the word Christ came to bring - 
That by HIS death, death lost its sting;
Because HE rose, I too shall rise
AND find my place in Paradise.

Don’t mourn for me, instead rejoice!
It was for this I made my choice.
It was for this I walked life’s way.
I have continued on today.

Don’t mourn for me.  I’ve gone to see
My loved ones who’ve preceded me,
Someday, again, you’ll see me there
And great rejoicing we will share.

Don wants me to THANK YOU for ALL the kindness shown - through your comments, support and love - shown thru this website.

It has truly been a privilege for me write for Ann Marie (and Don) sharing her journey.  I have loved doing it. Part of me does not want this to end.  These are life’s hardest goodbyes as they are so painful and just hurt so much.  But I and you know - Ann Marie is dancing on streets of gold.  She will always be our sister.  Your friend.  Your co-worker.  Your niece.   Your cousin.  Your Aunt. All of our’s Sister in Christ!

If you don’t know the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I hope you will reach out to someone - your church, another Christian brother, sister, friend, co-worker -  even one of us.  Ann Marie, Don and I want you to know the Love of God...that HE loves us SO much, HE sent and gave HIS only Son, Jesus Christ, SO THAT, whoever BELIEVES in HIM should NOT perish, but have EVERLASTING LIFE.

Your are loved SO much.
God bless you,
Sherry