Ursula Hulbert McCauley

Ann McCauley was born at home in Aberdeen, Washington to Fred and Ursula Hulbert, where she joined older brothers, Fred Jr., Edward, and John, and older sister Mary “Jane” (Richardson). Two years later, sister, Laura (Hackstadt) was born.

Ann attended St. Mary’s Catholic School, as did her future husband, Frank G. McCauley, then went on to attend Miller Jr. High and Aberdeen (Weatherwax) High School. After high school, Ann attended Dominican College in San Raphael, California for one year and Oregon State University, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. On a break from college, she began to date Frank McCauley and they were married on June 18, 1949, and then moved to Spokane where Frank finished his last year at Gonzaga University.

Following Frank’s graduation, the couple returned to Aberdeen and began their family: Teresa Sherman (Bruce), F. Mark (Weedy), Matthew, Mary Wikstrom (Peter), and nine years later, triplets, James (Jill), John (Jennifer), and Joseph (Cheryl). In 1974, the McCauley family moved to Olympia and grew to include sixteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Ann was active in church ministries both at St. Mary in Aberdeen and St. Michael in Olympia and enjoyed playing bridge and golfing in the ladies club at Tumwater Valley. But most of all, Ann enjoyed homemaking and watching her children and grandchildren participate in school activities and sports, summers at the family beach house, traveling with Frank, and watching the Seahawks.

She will be greatly missed by her entire family; however she left them with the example of faith, prayer, and love and the memory of her sweetness, patience, and generosity.

The Holy Rosary will be prayed in Ann’s memory on Friday, October 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church in Olympia, with the Mass of Christian Burial following on Saturday, October 24th at 12:00 noon; luncheon to follow.

Interment will be at Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Michael St. Vincent de Paul Society, Catholic Community Services, or Providence St. Peter Hospital.