Anne Marie Pratzner, retired nurse

Anne Marie Pratzner, 90, of Lewes passed away peacefully Thursday, April 29, 2021, at her home.  She was born April 2, 1931, in Palmerton, Pa., daughter of the late Bernard and Anna (Fisher) Higgins.

Mrs. Pratzner built a career as a registered nurse, retiring from St. Joseph Hospital in Reading, Pa., after 40 dedicated years.  She was a faithful and active member of St. Jude the Apostle Church in Lewes.  Mrs. Pratzner enjoyed staying engaged and participated in many clubs, including the Lewes Senior Center, Meals on Wheels, the Elks, the Sweet Adelines, the Mason-Dixon Metal Detector Club, and the Senior Ladies Bowling League.  Above all, she cherished time spent with those she held most dear.  Mrs. Pratzner was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.  She was loved by many and will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Pratzner was preceded in death by her sister, Bernadine Yorke of Colorado Springs, Colo; and her brother, Robert Higgins of Reading, Pa.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 69 years, Stephen Louis Pratzner of Lewes; her children:  Kathleen Adams of Reading; Karen Pratzner-McDuffie of Manassas, Va., Susan G. Pratzner of Lewes, and Stephen G. Pratzner of Mertztown, Pa.; her five grandchildren; and her three great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, May 11, at 11 a.m., at St. Jude the Apostle Church, 152 Tulip Drive, Lewes. Mrs. Pratzner will be interred at Henlopen Memorial Park, Milton.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, Lewes.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in Mrs. Pratzner's memory to the St. Jude the Apostle Church, 152 Tulip Drive, Lewes, DE  19958, or your local SPCA.

Please visit Mrs. Pratzner's Life Memorial Webpage and sign her virtual guestbook at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com.