Annamarie (“Ann”) Ruth Willanzheimer Mulé left this world on March 29, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida at the age of 94, surrounded by her three sons, eight grandchildren, and close friends. She was born along with her identical twin sister Magdalena (“Ruth”) on July 29, 1930 to German immigrants Michael E. (“Eddie”) and Karolina (Arnold) Willanzheimer in Stamford, CT, and Ann’s younger sister Lena followed shortly. After graduating from Peekskill High School in 1947 at the age of 16, she commuted to her secretarial job on Wall Street and took courses at night. Despite hardships—the loss of her mother at age 18, tuberculosis followed by a year’s recovery in a sanitorium, then later working two jobs while raising three boisterous sons—she never failed to be exceptionally kind, caring, and empathetic. She had integrity, as well as a special place in her heart for those who were struggling. She always embodied her ideal of elegance, which to her meant a life lived with warmth, dignity, and grace. Candid, strong-willed, and practical, she had a system for everything. She loved cats, Frank Sinatra, yoga, and all things glamorous, and she never said no to a dessert (“just so I can say I tried it”).

Driven, selfless, and unflaggingly focused on self-improvement and the pursuit of knowledge, Ann prioritized her children and their education and success. Additionally, she and her twin sister Ruth spoke on the phone every day and frequently traversed the country to visit each other even into Ann’s final months. Besides her family, she was passionate about healthy living, medical research, and, later in life, investing in the stock market. The energy, excellence, and focus with which she did everything led to her calling herself “Miss Quality Control,” but her most cherished titles were Mom, Grandma, and Meemo.

She is survived by her three devoted children, Charles, Edward and his wife Marian, and Richard; her eight loving grandchildren, Daniel, Nicole, Alyssa, Jaclyn, Michelle, Anna, Keara, and Emily; her sister Ruth Buhs; beloved Marlo Weaver; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her former husband Carmine Mulé, her daughter-in-law Barbara Sampson, her sister Lena Koerner, and her brother Michael Willanzheimer. She was especially grateful for the love and support of her family and community.

Services are being held in Putnam Valley, NY. The wake will be on Friday, April 4th from 3-7pm at the Heritage Funeral Home (35 Morrissey Drive) and a funeral mass on Saturday, April 5th at 10:30 am at the Church of the North American Martyrs (55 Oscawana Lake Rd). She will be buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions may be made to Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL in her honor.