Ann Marie Bixby, age 74, of Traverse City, MI, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015, while visiting at her son's home in Bellevue, WA.

A Traverse City native, she was born December 31, 1940, to Frank and Dorothy (Priest) Gauthier.
She will be remembered as a wonderful daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, neighbor and faithful friend to many. She is fondly remembered as a loving wife to Rex Bixby for 40 years, who preceded her in death in 2001. She will be dearly missed by all.

Ann lived her life to the fullest. She loved to travel with family and friends and spending time at her cottage on Drummond Island. After retiring as a legal secretary, she kept herself very busy volunteering for Traverse Symphony Orchestra, Old Town Playhouse, and her varied responsibilities at her lifelong church, Immaculate Conception Church. She was also a longtime election precinct official at Eastern Elementary and a caring landlord to many.

Ann is survived by her father, Frank Gauthier, brother, Glenn (Gary Woodhams) Gauthier, Brian (Marleny) Bixby of Bellevue, WA; Shari (Doug) Chouinard, their children Michael and Dayna Chouinard, Alicia (Terry) McQuater, their children Bret (Emma) and Travis McQuater, and Doug (Nancy Wesenberg) Bixby, and their children Emma, Ashlee and Macie Bixby and Nick and Scott Wesenberg, very special friend Bill McLachlan and dear family friend Victor Palimino of New York. She is preceded in death by her husband, Rex, and her mother, Dorothy.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2015 from 4-7pm at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home with a rosary held at 7pm. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 17 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at 11am. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Immaculate Conception Food Pantry.