Ann M. Bauer, age 92 of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2024 at her home with her loving family by her side.

Ann Margaret Bauer was born on September 20, 1931 in Napoleon, ND the daughter of John and Rose (Kuhn) Meier.  Ann grew up and attended school in Napoleon, ND and graduated from Napoleon High School with the Class of 1949.  On November 13, 1950 she was united in marriage to Raymond Bauer.  She sold Avon and Tupperware until 1966 when they purchased Ray's Bar in Napoleon, ND.  She worked at the Wishek Nursing Home from 1973 to 1983.  Following Raymond's death on March 18, 1983 she moved to Grafton, ND and worked at the North Dakota State School before retiring in 2001.  She then moved to Grand Forks, ND.

Family members who survive Ann include her children, Rita Bauer and Rhonda Vanatta both of Grand Forks, ND; 3 grandchildren, Angela (Robert) Brann, Michael Vanatta and Alison Vanatta; 5 great-grandchildren, Erika, Noah, Mark, Connor and Bailey, and one sister, Theresa Eissinger of  New Hope, MN.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Raymond Bauer; son, Tim Bauer and grandson Jonathan; 2 brothers, Joseph (Joe) and Steve Meier and 3 sisters, Magdalena (Mag) Glatt, Mary Engelhardt  and Katherine (Kate) Lippert.

Blessed Be the Memory of Ann M. Bauer.

Memorial Service: 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at the St Thomas Aquinas Newman Center, 410 Cambridge St., Grand Forks, ND.

Visitation: 1 Hour Prior Memorial Service in St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center on Saturday, January 13, 2024

Inurnment: Resurrection Cemetery, East Grand Forks, MN in the Spring of 2024.