GARDINER ~ Ann (Healy) Minardi, 84, of Gardiner, died peacefully with her daughters by her side on May 1, 2018 at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta. Ann was born on January 12, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of William and Ann (Watt) Healy. She graduated from St. Joseph High School, Brooklyn, NY in 1952 and worked for the telephone company early in her marriage. In mid-life Ann worked in the hospitality industry in Santa Barbara, CA where she had many friends and a loving partner, Frank Minardi. After Frank’s passing, she moved to Maine to be near family and established her home in Gardiner. Ann and her late ex-husband Thaddeus C. Lazowski raised five children. She loved expressing her artistry through her original paintings on furniture, stained glass, silkscreen and other media; as well as needlecraft, costume design, creating holiday dinner tables, and attending theatre productions with her daughters and granddaughters. Ann also loved the coast of Maine and cherished the time she spent visiting with her grandparents, Laura and Albert McCulloch, of Eastport, ME. She is predeceased by her parents, a granddaughter, Nicole Kaplan, and a son and grandson, Thaddeus W. and Thaddeus F. Lazowski. Survivors include three daughters, Laura Fortman (Dennis Mercer), Linda Lazowski (Alex Bigelow) and Ann (Steve) Kaplan; one son, William Lazowski; two granddaughters, Heather Fortman and Sarah Kaplan; her grandson Jonathan Kaplan; three cousins, Helen Galvin, Mary Ann Statuto and Patricia Collins; and other family and friends. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gardiner on Saturday, May 26th, 2018 at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow in the Dunbar Cemetery, Nobleboro. In lieu of flowers donations may be sent in Ann’s memory to, the Border Historical Society, P.O. Box 95, Eastport, Maine 04631, Attn: Eleanor Norton, Treasurer Arrangements are in the care of Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home and Cremation Service, One Church St., Augusta. Where condolences, memories, photos and videos may be sent to the family on the obituary page of the website at www.khrfuneralhomes.com