Mary Ann attended Holy Trinity and upon graduating in 1946, she studied accounting at TSJC where she played basketball when girls only played half court with six players on the court. For a time afterward she worked as the secretary for a lawyer's office on Main Street until she moved home to the ranch. As she would say, "In those days there were dances that rotated from school house to school house and we hurried up and did our chores and took a bath and went to the dance." In 1948 it was at one of these dances she met her husband Charles "Chuck" Mincic. Her sister had originally caught his eye and he intended on asking her to dance but found Mary Ann instead. They were married on December 16th, 1948 and raised 3 children, cattle, sheep, and horses on the ranch at Pinion Canyon until they were displaced by the US Corp of Engineers to create the maneuver site. They then moved to the farm in Hoehne. She drove the school bus for Hoehne for nearly 30 years, after which she retired to her garden. During the course of her life she was heavily involved in the Las Animas Cowbells, serving 2 terms as their elected president and then in Trinidad Art League. Mary Ann was an extremely talented artist, painting decorative eggs and paintings with the flowers, animals, and western scenes she loved so much from the canyons and prairies she knew. She could be found either at her art desk, in her impressive flower beds, or nursing some critter back to health.
She is survived by three children, Wayne Mincic, Trinidad, Skeeter (Grace) Mincic, Trinidad, and Mary Pettis, Hoehne; four grandchildren, Clayton Mincic, Ft. Collins, Mariah (Ricardo) Chacon, San Angelo, TX, Tyrel Mincic-Barry, Hoehne and Wyatt Mincic, La Junta; one great grandchild, Jackson Chacon, San Angelo, TX; and sister, Clara (Babe) Newton, Hot Springs, AK. She is also survived by a great number of nieces, nephews and all their children from both sides of her family whom she referred to as the "Mincic Bunch," the "Crowder Bunch," the "Gibson Bunch," and the "Newton Bunch," as well as brother-in-law Tony (Theresa) Mincic of Westminster and sister-in-law Lenore Mincic of Katy, TX. Preceding her in death are her husband, Chuck Mincic; her parents, John Peter and Nellie May Arnet; son-in-law Byron Pettis; sister Patricia Joann "Sarge" (Bill) Gibson; brothers and sisters-in-law Chuck Newton, Lee and Louise Mincic, John and Rosie Mincic, Nick Mincic, and Pete Mincic.
In these uncertain times services will be postponed and held at the family farm in Hoehne at a date to be set by her family. Her final resting place will be on the Hill overlooking the ranch that was always so dear to her and remained vivid to her throughout her days.
Arrangements under the direction of the Comi Funeral Home.
To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
Published in The Chronicle-News on Feb. 26, 2021.
Mary Ann attended Holy Trinity and upon graduating in 1946, she studied accounting at TSJC where she played basketball when girls only played half court with six players on the court. For a time afterward she worked as the secretary for a lawyer's office on Main Street until she moved home to the ranch. As she would say, "In those days there were dances that rotated from school house to school house and we hurried up and did our chores and took a bath and went to the dance." In 1948 it was at one of these dances she met her husband Charles "Chuck" Mincic. Her sister had originally caught his eye and he intended on asking her to dance but found Mary Ann instead. They were married on December 16th, 1948 and raised 3 children, cattle, sheep, and horses on the ranch at Pinion Canyon until they were displaced by the US Corp of Engineers to create the maneuver site. They then moved to the farm in Hoehne. She drove the school bus for Hoehne for nearly 30 years, after which she retired to her garden. During the course of her life she was heavily involved in the Las Animas Cowbells, serving 2 terms as their elected president and then in Trinidad Art League. Mary Ann was an extremely talented artist, painting decorative eggs and paintings with the flowers, animals, and western scenes she loved so much from the canyons and prairies she knew. She could be found either at her art desk, in her impressive flower beds, or nursing some critter back to health.
She is survived by three children, Wayne Mincic, Trinidad, Skeeter (Grace) Mincic, Trinidad, and Mary Pettis, Hoehne; four grandchildren, Clayton Mincic, Ft. Collins, Mariah (Ricardo) Chacon, San Angelo, TX, Tyrel Mincic-Barry, Hoehne and Wyatt Mincic, La Junta; one great grandchild, Jackson Chacon, San Angelo, TX; and sister, Clara (Babe) Newton, Hot Springs, AK. She is also survived by a great number of nieces, nephews and all their children from both sides of her family whom she referred to as the "Mincic Bunch," the "Crowder Bunch," the "Gibson Bunch," and the "Newton Bunch," as well as brother-in-law Tony (Theresa) Mincic of Westminster and sister-in-law Lenore Mincic of Katy, TX. Preceding her in death are her husband, Chuck Mincic; her parents, John Peter and Nellie May Arnet; son-in-law Byron Pettis; sister Patricia Joann "Sarge" (Bill) Gibson; brothers and sisters-in-law Chuck Newton, Lee and Louise Mincic, John and Rosie Mincic, Nick Mincic, and Pete Mincic.
In these uncertain times services will be postponed and held at the family farm in Hoehne at a date to be set by her family. Her final resting place will be on the Hill overlooking the ranch that was always so dear to her and remained vivid to her throughout her days.
Arrangements under the direction of the Comi Funeral Home.
To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
Published in The Chronicle-News on Feb. 26, 2021.
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