San Andreas, CA…Frances Ann Hunt (Zwinge) was born to Eldon Alson and Marguerite Mary Hunt on October 12, 1936 in Chico, CA. Frances didn’t like her birth given name and she preferred to be called Ann. Ann moved to San Andreas with her family at an early age. She went to San Andreas Elementary and Calaveras High School where she graduated in 1955. Ann met the love of her life Wilbert Duguay while working as a waitress at a local cafe in San Andreas. They married in June of 1955. They started their life in San Andreas where they bought their home located at 274 Sunset Street.
Ann worked at a Title Company for a short time before starting their family. Ann and Wilbert raised four kid’s, Cynthia, Janie, David and Katherine. Wilbert worked at the Calaveras Cement Plant, Ann worked for many years at the San Andreas elementary school as a yard duty monitor. Ann also babysat and was a care giver to elderly clients in town, to help support her family financially. Ann showed great pride in making her home a warm and loving environment for her family and friend’s.
Wilbert and Ann were very involved with the San Andreas Volunteer Fire Department. Ann loved Christmas because she was able to be a volunteer for the Santa express. She loved being able to hand out toys and food to local families who were having hardships at the time. Ann always made Christmas a big celebration for her family, she enjoyed planning trips to the mountains to collect holly berries for Christmas arrangements.
Ann loved being a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Ann loved to visit and spoil her kid’s and grand kid’s every chance she got.
Some of Ann’s hobbies were, she loved shopping, garage sales, having garage/yard sales, taking Sunday drives, visiting family member’s for the weekend, she loved picnics and being near lakes, going to Lake Tahoe and Reno.
Wilbert and Ann would make family vacations centered around Lake Tahoe every summer. Us kid’s would have fun swimming, golfing, going to beach parties and movies, while Dad and Mom would be getting food and our other needs taken care of whatever the need was at the time.
Ann’s choice of her spiritual needs were met at the San Andreas Covenant Church where she attended periodically throughout the years.
Over the years Ann has suffered many health challenges which required her to have 24 hour in home care giving, so her wish to stay at home could be fulfilled. Ann fell and sustained a serious neck and hip injury at the end of October 2015. Ann was not able to recover from the neck injury and died from complications arising from the neck injury. Ann went to be with her Lord and Savior Peacefully on January 7, 2016. Ann was surrounded by love and support from her family.
Ann is survived by her Three Children
Janie and Tom Hamblin of Mt. Vernon, WA
David Duguay of Mt. Vernon, WA
Kathy and Ron Hoiland of Waterford, CA
Grand Children
Nathan and Corinne Hamblin of Snohomish, WA
Michael Hamblin of Mt. Vernon, WA
Patrick Duguay of Mt. Vernon
Jason Hoiland of South Lake Tahoe, CA
Miranda Hoiland of Waterord, CA
Great Grand Son
Jase Hamblin of Snohomish, WA
Ann is also survived by a Brother, David and a Sister, Dorothy
Along with Numerous Nephews and Nieces
Ann was preceded in death by her Parents, Eldon and Marguerite
Husband, Wilbert
Daughter, Cynthia
Graveside Service will be held on Saturday January 16, 2016 at 11:00AM
at Peoples Cemetery.