Mary Ann Hettler

October 4, 1948 - February 2, 2021

Mary Ann Hettler, 72, of Grand Island passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 with her beloved family at her side. Service and celebration of Mary Ann’s life will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at All Faiths Funeral Home. The service will be livestreamed on All Faiths Funeral Home webpage at www.giallfaiths.com. Burial will follow in Grand Island City Cemetery. There is a visitation one hour prior to the service. Mary Ann was born October 4, 1948 in Grand Island, the daughter of Floyd and Gladys (Vogt) Lamphear. She attended Alda Elementary and graduated from Wood River High School. On August 26, 1967, she married Larry M. Hettler. Following their marriage, the couple lived in Colorado and California before making Grand Island their home. Mary Ann had made it clear that being a wonderful wife and mother was what she wanted most in her life, and she definitely made that happen. She was involved in every family project from building a house to helping her grandsons with Boy Scouts. She had a gift for making her family feel special. Over the years she had never missed a sports event of her children or her grandsons. Mary Ann had a wonderful sense of humor and could make anyone feel comfortable in her presence. She also had a real affinity with animals, whether it was her own pets over the years, the neighborhood squirrels who sat on her shoulder or the pair of ducks that adopted her backyard. Those who will cherish her memory include her husband, Larry; children, Tammy (Patrick) McLaughlin of Kearney and Jason (Robin) Hettler of Wood River; and four beloved grandsons, Jacob McLaughlin, Connor McLaughlin, Andrew Hettler and Mason Hettler. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Leonard Lamphear. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.