Anastasia Jeanette Gross

Calais – Anastasia J. Gross, 87, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2009 at the Calais Regional Hospital. Anastasia was born in Haverstraw, NY, on August 21, 1921, daughter of the late John and Anna (Katulah) Tomovick. She attended school in New York and married Francis Gross on Oct. 30, 1943. She spent her first 18 years of marriage with her husband as a Marine’s wife. Her husband being from Maine, moved back to Maine in 1966 after his retirement from the Marine Corps. Anastasia enjoyed reading, swimming, tennis, hiking and sewing. In addition to her parents, Anastasia was predeceased by her husband Francis in 1996; and a brother William Tomovick. Surviving are her three children, Francis Gross and his wife Bernice of Howell, New Jersey, Judith Alexander and her husband Butch of Calais, and Mark Gross and his companion Patti Dellisola of Windham, NH; two brothers, John Tomovick and his wife Carol of Saratoga Springs, NY, and Michael Tomovick of Pamona, NY; 9 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, at Mays Funeral Home, 26 Church St., Calais. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Immaculate Conception R.C. Church, Calais Ave., with Rev. James Plourde celebrant. Burial will be held at the Maine Veteran’s Cemetery in Augusta.


Cemetery:
Maine Veteran's Cemetery (New)
163 Mt. Vernon Rd.
Augusta, ME 04330 (map/driving directions)



Visitations:
2:00PM to 4:00PM on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 at Mays Funeral Home (map/driving directions)

6:00PM to 8:00PM on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 at Mays Funeral Home (map/driving directions)



Services:
10:00AM at Immaculate Conception R.C. Church on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 (map/driving directions)