Mary Ann Sorrell

Mary Ann Crawford Sorrell, 72 of Prescott Valley, AZ passed away suddenly with her sister by her side on Friday, September 17, 2021, from the Covid Virus.  This loss was completely unexpected leaving family and friends shocked and deeply saddened.  s Mary Ann was born on July 30, 1949, in Great Falls, MT. A 1967 graduate of Great Falls Central Catholic High School, she went on to earn her RN Nursing Degree at Northern Montana College. She began her nursing career at Montana Deaconess Medical Center where she worked for 12 years until relocating to Burlington, Vermont, where Mary Ann worked as an ICU Nurse at Fletcher Allen Health Care for another 10 years.  She spent the final years working as an RN in Prescott Valley, AZ at Nurses Network retiring in 2011. Throughout her career, Mary Ann formed many successful relationships and left a lasting impact on everyone she worked with. Mary Ann married James Sorrell in a Las Vegas wedding on December 15, 1984. Mary Ann was extremely creative and talented, spending many years making stained glass art... her most recent passion was decorative wreath making, something that she really excelled in, her wreaths are beautiful and will be cherished by those who were lucky enough to receive one as a gift. Mary Ann also enjoyed Reading, Crafts and Gardening, her home and back yard were her sanctuary, adorned with beautiful flowers, numerous varieties of rose bushes and house plants, a real “Garden of Eden”. She also loved her community and kept herself busy as a Board Member and Treasurer of the Prescott Valley Historical Society, where she spent many, many Sundays as a Hostess at the Chapel of the Valley.Mary Ann volunteered at the Elks Club Bingo, was a member of the Prescott Valley Garden Club and was Host Coordinator of the Prescott Center For The Arts. Mary Ann was predeceased by her parents Donald Crawford & Katherine (Krajacich) Crawford of Great Falls, MT and her husband James W. Sorrell of Burlington, VT. She is survived by her only sibling and best friend, Donna Crawford of Prescott Valley, AZ and Suzanne Barrow of Palm Harbor, FL (who was like a sister to Mary Ann) and of course her loving 14-year-old dog Max.  She also held a special place in her heart for James Barrow of FL  and Dan Roberts of VT  (who was her husband’s best friend). Private arrangements were made by Ruffner-Wakelin Funeral Home.  No formal funeral service has been planned, Mary Ann will be interned later with her husband Jim in the St. Francis Cemetery in Winooski, Vermont. You never said I'm leavingYou never said goodbyeYou were gone before we knew itAnd only God knew why. A million times I needed youA million times I criedIf love alone could have saved youYou never would have died. In life I loved you dearlyIn death I love you stillIn our hearts I hold a place That only you can fill.  It broke our hearts to lose youBut you didn't go aloneAs part of us went with youThe day God took you home.        Author Unknown Anyone who knew Mary Ann was touched by her kindness and generosity.  We will always remember her and feel her presence in our hearts. Until we meet again...