Anna Petty, age 85, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Shelby, Montana, our beloved mother, grandmother and sister, died January 19, 2007 in Las Vegas due to natural causes. Visitation will be Wednesday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby with a Rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m., Thursday at St. William Catholic Church in Shelby with burial to follow in Mountain View Cemetery . Condolences may be sent to the family at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com
Ann is survived by her daughter, Patricia and her husband, Jerry Bendorf of Las Vegas; sisters, Julia Moss of Havre, Montana and Mary Rataiczak of Powhatan Point, Ohio; granddaughters, Jamie Luna and Bobbie Bubonovich and great-grandchildren, Jenny, Jessica, Jocelyn, Trevor and Justin as well as many loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Petty; her son, Glenn Petty and brothers, Mike, John, Nick, and Charles Daniels.
Ann was born February 7, 1921 to Nicolaus and Maria Daniels in Pierce, West Virginia. As a young woman, Ann moved to Wyoming where she met and married John Petty on September 1, 1940. The young couple moved their family to Shelby , Montana in 1949. They were married 25 years when John died in 1967. Ann worked for Buttrey Foods and retired in 1986. She then moved to Pahrump , Nevada where she established Mrs. P’s Laundry and Dry Cleaners, which she operated until her second retirement in 2002.
Ann’s entire life was devoted to her family and friends. She spent her last days enjoying her grandchildren and tending to her flowers. During her life, she was active in actively involved in the Catholic Communities of St. William Catholic Church in Shelby , Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in Pahrump and Christ the King Catholic Community in Las Vegas . She was dearly loved and will be missed by all.