Mary Anne Dempsey

Mary Anne Dempsey (nee Bourke) passed away on June 18, 2024, at the age of 87. Beloved wife of 53 years to the late Robert M. Dempsey, CFD. Loving mother of Robert (Elizabeth) Dempsey Jr., David (Jennifer) Dempsey and the late Lawrence (Tina) Dempsey. Cherished grandmother of Lukas (Autum) Dempsey, Jeremiah (Marysol) Dempsey, Joe (Lauren) Rueck, Jessica Rueck, Rebecca (Matt Ponio) Dempsey, Kathleen (Joey) Nemmer, and Patrick Dempsey. Great-grandmother of Madison Dempsey, MarLee, Harper, and Michael Dempsey, and Joseph Rueck. Mother-in-law and friend to Heather Collins. Fond aunt, cousin, and dear friend to many others.

She was preceded in death by her parents Lawrence and Alice (nee O’Hearn) Bourke and her sister Patricia (Dennis) Putlak.

Mary Anne was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was an employee of Midway Airlines for many years and enjoyed retirement with her husband and family at her home “Captain’s Quarter’s” in Bass Lake, Indiana and enjoying the sun in North Fort Myers, Florida. Her final years were spent as a resident of the Ascension Living Resurrection Village in Chicago where she had many friends.

She will be terribly missed, but fondly remembered by family and friends. Donations may be made in her name to Boys Town, one of her favorite charity organizations, at www.boystown.org.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2024, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Andrew J. Mc Gann & Son Funeral Home, 10727 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago. Funeral Friday, June 28, 2024. Prayers from Andrew J. Mc Gann & Son at 9:15 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 a.m. at St. Bede the Venerable Catholic Church, 8200 S. Kostner, Chicago. Interment Holy Sepulchre, Alsip, IL.