Marianna (Maryann) McManus

MaryAnn, 80, of Cary died on February 9th, 2022 at the SECU Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home in Pittsboro, NC surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Rocky Hill, NJ to Walter and Helen Wasilewski. She was raised in Flemington, NJ where she graduated from Hunterdon Central H.S. in 1960. While at HCHS she was a varsity cheerleader and active in many organizations. Additionally, she met her future husband and entered a loving relationship that lasted over 65 years. MaryAnn then attended Virginia Intermont College, graduating with a degree in Medical Secretarial Studies in 1965. MaryAnn’s life was focused on being a wonderful wife, mother, and Mimi for her four grandchildren. MaryAnn was a kind, compassionate friend and sister. She cared deeply about the environment and supported many causes. She loved to travel with various excursions throughout the Caribbean and Europe, and special annual trips with friends to Mexico every spring. She most enjoyed spending time on Topsail Island with her feet in the sand, a chilled glass of chardonnay while looking for sea glass. MaryAnn was a kind, compassionate friend, and loved to laugh. She was preceded in death by her parents, her stepmother, and her beloved brother Walter Wasilewski Jr. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Thomas McManus III, children Sara Elizabeth of Asheville, NC and Erin Michael (Michael LaVoie) of Sylva, NC, grandchildren Aurora Leigh Burnell, Arlo Thomas Burnell, Wyatt Joseph LaVoie, and Maeve Anna LaVoie, brother Edmund (Lynne) Wasilewski, sisters Marlene (Sorrel) Luhrs, Wendy Wasilewski and Joanne (Jerry) Stefanellli, and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made in MaryAnn’s memory to: Sierra Club Foundation 2101 Webster Street, Suite 1250 Oakland, CA 94612 sierraclub.org *Please make checks out to Sierra Club Foundation OR Full Spectrum Farms, INC c/o Director : Erin McManus PO Box 3101 Cullowhee, NC 28723 www.fullspectrumfarms.org *Please make checks payable to Full Spectrum Farms Internment services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. A celebration of MaryAnn’s life for family and friends will be held at a later date.

Marianna (Maryann) McManus

October 28, 1942 - February 8, 2023