Submitted by: John C. Monk

Maryanne Worden Harvey

Sept. 26, 1923 - Jan. 3, 2010
Sept. 26, 1923 - Jan. 3, 2010 Mother, Teacher, Artist, Shop Keeper, Humanitarian SOUTH BEND - Born in South Bend, Indiana September 26, 1923, the daughter of John and Sadie Worden. She was preceded in death by her two brothers James and Jack. Maryanne was an accomplished sculptor. Her art education included attending Indiana University, The Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, DC and The Center for Creative Studies in Detroit. She was a graduate of George Washington University. Maryanne was an elementary School teacher in Ann Arbor, San Francisco, and South Bend early in her adult life. She subsequently founded and was proprietor for 30 years of Harvey's Compleat Traveler, a Grosse Pte. Michigan based purveyor of fine luggage and leather goods. Recently, Maryanne lived in Kalamazoo, Michigan with her two dogs, pursued her art at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts and volunteered with the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission. Throughout her life she was a regular contributor to the editorial pages of the Grosse Pointe News, The Detroit News and The Kalamazoo Gazette, writing frequently concerning animal rights and other issues pertaining to the humane treatment of both people and animals. Maryanne was co-founder and served as president of the Michigan Bouvier Rescue for 11 years; during her tenure this organization rescued over 750 dogs from mistreatment or abandonment. Maryanne is survived by her sons Matthew Farner of Hastings Michigan, and Peter Farner, his wife Betsy, and their children Peter, James, Annie, and Mary, all of Kalamazoo, Michigan. She requested no memorial service, preferring that those interested in remembering her make a donation to FACT (Food Animal Concerns Trust) www.foodanimalconcerns.org or Kalamazoo Gospel Mission www.kzoogospel.org.

Published in South Bend Tribune on January 5, 2010