Mary Ann Haynes Ropp, 92, passed away Friday, June 23, 2023. The adventures of her life began on May 16, 1931 with being delivered by a veterinarian, when a midwife couldn’t arrive in time. After eloping at a young age, she started a family. As her family grew, they lived on military bases in the U.S. and the U.K. Eventually, she settled near most of her family back in Venice. Her family is warmed by the memories of her love for butter, pickled beets, ice cream, old westerns and horses. She is cherished by her surviving sisters; Charlotte Schultz and Barbara (Wayne) Simon, her children Jeffrey Higel, Randall (Deborah) Higel; Susan Elligson; Patricia (Shawn) Bridges and Cynthia (Richard) Morgan; grandchildren David Sturgis (Roxanne), Kimberly McEachern, Abigail Higel; Victoria (Mark) Dispoto, Jennifer (Antony) Berry-Chan, Jason Berry; Nicole (John) Higel-Backes, Wesley (Jennifer) Higel; Alexis Celani; Emily Rowlands; great-grandchildren David Shaw, Michael Dispoto; Ashley Beh; Ryleigh Higel, Logan Higel, Amelia Backes, Camille Chan, Suzette Chan; great-great grandchildren Zeke and October Brooks; beloved cousins, nieces and nephews. Mary Ann has a loving reunion with her sister Gloria Humberston, parents Parmer and Emma Haynes (née Licata), infant son Joseph Ropp, granddaughter Rachel Celani, great-grandchildren Jacob McEachern, Jessica Shaw.