Annella Marie was born on January 27, 1935, the third of ten children born to Arthur and Margaret Willett. She passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, after a lengthy illness.

Annella was born and raised on a small farm in the St. John’s community and often looked after her younger siblings. She would joke that she was glad her sisters liked cooking because she would do anything to get out of it. Ironically, Annella retired from the Dietary Department at Western Baptist Hospital in 1997.

Annella met her future husband, Charles, a recent widower, while at a square dance club with friends. They later married in August 1967. Annella was blessed with five bonus children, and she and Charles would later add a daughter to their family of seven.

Annella was a devout Catholic. She began playi

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