Ann Stanton

Manger

Ann Stanton Manger, devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away suddenly on October 26, 2026, at the age of 94.

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Ann often described her childhood as idyllic. She attended Beaumont School for Girls and graduated from Notre Dame College in Cleveland with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Following graduation, she began working for Catholic Charities in Cleveland, where her work helping others earned her a scholarship to attend The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She went on to earn her Master of Social Work degree. It was there that she met her future husband, William Manger, who was attending Georgetown University Law School.

Ann and William married in February 1957 and soon began raising their family. They eventually moved from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Maryland, where they made a home for their eight children. Family was always at the center of Ann's life, but her commitment to helping others remained a constant throughout the years.

After raising her children, Ann returned to her profession as a social worker, dedicating herself to helping foster children in the City of Baltimore. Retirement did not diminish her desire to serve others. She continued volunteering with the Outreach Center of Corpus Christi Church and the Enoch Pratt Free Library, generously sharing her skills and compassion with her community.

In 2009, Ann moved to Natchitoches, Louisiana, to be closer to family. There she continued her volunteer work with Friends of the Library, bringing nursing home residents to Sunday mass and working to protect children through CASA. Together with her daughter Meg, she helped establish the first League of Women Voters in the parish. Her commitment to family, community service, education, and civic engagement remained strong throughout her life.

Ann’s compassion, generosity, dedication to service, and devotion to family were defining qualities. She leaves behind a legacy not only in the work she accomplished but also in the many lives she influenced through her kindness, encouragement, and example.

Ann is survived by her eight children: Elizabeth Bailey-Gates, William F. Manger, Margaret (Meg) Manger, Johanna Lindsay, Tom Manger, John Manger, Kate Manger, and David Manger; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents, John Joseph Stanton, Jr. and Margaret McCarthy Stanton, and her siblings, Ruth Stanton, Margaret Mary Gannon, Eileen Plichta, Jane Stanton, and John J. Stanton, III.

A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Natchitoches.  The family will receive friends from 9 am until 10 am at the church on the 14th with recitation of the Holy Rosary to be held at 10 am. The family plans a memorial service in the Spring in Cleveland OH where her ashes will be laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery.

Ann's life was a testament to the power of family, compassion, strength and service to others. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her, but her spirit and the example she set will live on through the generations of family she leaves behind and the countless lives she touched.

May she rest in eternal peace.