Mary Anna McFadden
Mary Anna McFadden entered into eternal rest November 26, 2012, at age 82.
She was born October 28, 1930, in Wendel, a daughter of John Malik and the former Anna Bacha.
Mrs. McFadden was raised in the coal mining town of Marianna. At age 15, while attending West Bethlehem High School, she met her sweetheart, Richard Charles McFadden Jr., who joined the U.S. Air Force upon graduation. Her high school yearbook listed her future goals as becoming Chuck’s wife and a good mother
They were married January 14, 1951. Together they raised three children, lived in Alexandria, Va., and Aviano, Italy, and finally settled in San Antonio, Texas, on Thanksgiving 1967.
She focused her life on being a patriotic military wife and professional volunteer, which included leading Cubs Scouts and Brownie and Girl Scout troops for her children. She was awarded a lifetime membership to the Texas Parent Teacher Association in 1988. She was a charter member of both Westwood Neighborhood Association and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.
Mrs. McFadden was blessed with a close-knit group of neighbors, who were always there for each other. She loved organizing outings, creating crafts and baking. She was an accomplished seamstress and bookkeeper. She was deeply loved and will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her husband, Richard Charles McFadden Jr.; children Richard Charles McFadden III, Kelley Ann and husband Ron Uriegas and Kerry Lynn McFadden; grandchildren Jennifer and Austin; two great-grandchildren, Nathaniel and Abby; and siblings John Malik and Elizabeth Sckena.
Her adopted family included Pam Washington and husband Tony; grandchildren Joann, Junie and Makiba; and a great-grandchild, Leah.
She is preceded in death by her parents; sisters Sophia and Margaret; and brothers George and Patrick.
Visitation was held in Castle Ridge Mortuary, where a poem written by her dear friend, Irma Rivera, was read. Services were held in St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and interment was in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in Texas. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to her beloved church, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 6110 N.W. Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78238, in memory of Mary Anna McFadden.