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Anne Marie Hahn, of Hanover, passed away at Hanover and District Hospital on Saturday, January 31, 2026 in her 75th year.
Deeply loved and cherished by her daughter Alissa (Chad) Magwood and grandchildren Connor, Curtis and Cameron of Guelph, daughter Raechelle Devereaux and grandchildren Charles, Matthew and Emelia of Guelph and daughter Gillian Devereaux and grandchildren Lily, Brooklyn and Jacob of Garden Hill. Loved daughter of Mary Seifried of Harriston and dearly missed sister of Edward (Helen) Seifried, Frances (Robin) Best and Daniel (Angela) Seifried. Anne was predeceased by her father Matthew Seifried and her husband Edner.
Mom lived her wonderful life to the fullest and warmly welcomed others to share in it with her. If there was a minute left in the day, she wanted to fill it with a visit, a drive to see something remarkable, or an ice cream cone. Treasured memories include vacations on Manitoulin Island, time spent on the farm and in the bush having campfire lunches, camping, gardening, skiing, cycling and travel of all kinds – most notably to visit her grandchildren. Grandma never missed a baseball game, dance performance, 4H show, Christmas concert or any celebration in our lives. Mom adored her various pets over the years and loved our pets too. She set an example of the importance of learning and obtained her Bachelor of Art in Fine Arts and later in life, her Bachelor of Education. She took great pride in noting the achievements of her various students over the years.
Following her career as a teacher, she discovered her gift for missionary work serving in Uruguay, Senegal, Costa Rica, The Gambia, Ecuador and Peru with Samaritan’s Purse and Inspire Hope. 25 years ago, Mom launched Operation Christmas Child in Hanover which over the years has blessed thousands of children around the world with gift-filled shoeboxes and continues to this day.
Mom was an incredible example of faith, love, generosity, dedication and hard work to everyone she met.
Family and friends are invited to a Memorial Visitation held at Mighton Funeral Home, Hanover, on Thursday February 5, 2026 from 6-8pm. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Family Church, Hanover on Friday February 6, 2026 at 11:00 am. Father Romalito Guillen officiating. Cremation has taken place with inurnment in Hampden Cemetery.
Memorial donations to Impact Hope – Guelph (https://impacthope.ca/), Pan de Vida -Ecuador (Samaritan’s Purse) https://www.samaritanspurse.ca/, or Operation Christmas Child (https://www.samaritanspurse.ca/operation-christmas-child/) would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.mightonfuneralhome.ca
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I had the very good fortune of meeting Anne while I began my teaching career at James A . She was funny, generous with her time and kind beyond words. But had a strength of character I was in awe of. She was so so proud of her girls. What a life lived . And what a legacy.
- Helen toveyOur deepest condolences are sent to the family and relatives of Anne Hahn and to Aunt Mary her mother. We were so sad to hear of your loss, She was a wonderful mother, daughter, wife and cousin who was a joy to be around. She also helped many other people in her community and abroad. May God watch over her family. Rest in peace Anne you will be missed dearly.
Love from Joanna Blake (Goetz) and family.
Sending much love and condolences to Anne's family.
Anne showed us all how to include everyone in her accepting loving world.
She kept the lines open for so many years with the B.C. Seifrieds spending time both visiting my parents Bernard Rose Seifried and enjoying long conversations by phone in later years. My dad enjoyed her and Ed's company very much.
She has continued to keep the next generation of us close these past few years with constant updates of herself (family) and the Seifried families.
I will miss her and remember her daily.
Thank you Anne for being part of our Seifried family.
Lorna Seifried
Bob (Bobbie) Seifried
Doug (Jaymi) Seifried
Diana (Ardell) Spence
Lynda (Brian) Kubas
It is with a heavy heart that we send our sincere condolences to you, Anne's beloved family. I had the great honour of teaching with Anne and thereby becoming friends over the years. She was a role model as a devoted mother, grandmother, teacher, and steward of the earth. She had a calm demeanor and winning smile. We were excited to join her OCC team upon our retirement. Over the years of our friendship we loved hearing about the birth of each grandchild, their progress in school, extra-curricular events she attended, graduations, and vacations on Manitoulin. Her devotion to all she held dear inspires me to do more. As we said good-bye to her today I agreed with father when he said great pain at losing her meant we loved her. She was a truly remarkable lady.
Rose and Joel Cote
My deepest condolences to Anne's family. I got to know Anne through our Operation Christmas Child Team. We packed shoeboxes for many, many years.
She was a warm, welcoming and kind person. Always saw the good and positive things in people. I'm so glad I have all those years of great memories.
You are so missed Anne.
Rest in peace, Anne. No more suffering. Sympathy to the family.
I had the pleasure of working with Anne for many years. First at James A. Magee and then, Hanover Heights. She served as an important mentor for me. Her quiet and reassuring voice was something I will never forget. Her students loved her especially when they could assist with Operation Christmas Child. Anne was a wonderful woman and will be missed. Treasure the memories! Margie Wathke
- Margie WathkeSending much love and condolences to Anne's family.
Anne showed us all how to include everyone in her accepting loving world.
She kept the lines open for so many years with the B.C. Seifrieds spending time both visiting my parents Bernard Rose Seifried and enjoying long conversations by phone in later years. My dad enjoyed her and Ed's company very much.
She has continued to keep the next generation of us close these past few years with constant updates of herself (family) and the Seifried families.
I will miss her and remember her daily.
Thank you Anne for being part of our Seifried family.
Lorna Seifried
Bob (Bobbie) Seifried
Doug (Jaymi) Seifried
Diana (Ardell) Spence
Lynda (Brian) Kubas
Our condolences to the family of Mrs. Hahn. Our 3 kids attended Dawnview and all 3 were lucky enough to have her as a teacher. God bless her she has touched so many.
- Doug and Cheryl StaffordYour Mother was a true example of Catholicity!She had a great sense of humour and loved talking about her daughters! Her presence in the Community and Holy Family Church will be greatly missed! Ed and Elise King
- ED KINGOur sincere condolences. Anne will be fondly remembered by all who knew her.
- Jeff, Scott & Julie WettlauferAnne was such a wonderful woman .strong in faith and community . We will miss her smile and laughter at every family gathering .never to busy to chat and share some stories . Kind and generous to everyone she met . Our condolences to the entire family.
- Joan and mark diemertAnne was a great friend, a sweet and positive way about her that admired so much!
Always caring and asking how not only I was making out with life but also my family.
I will always treasure my times with Anne and will miss her presence deeply. Sending all of Anne's family and friends my love and prayers.
Alissa
Bob and I wish to extend sincere condolences to you and your family on the loss of your Mother. She was truly a remarkable person!
May you always cherish your memories of her.
So sad to hear of Ann's passing.We send our thoughts and prayers to her family as you navigate this difficult time.Please accept our condolences.We knew Ann throughthe Christmas boxes.She will be missed by many.Bill and Marlene Douma
- Marlene DoumaSincere sympathy for your loss; cherish all the great memories!
- Lucas and Bernie McGlynnGillian
Thinking of you and your family as you celebrate the life of your beloved. May your happy memories give peace and confort during this challenging time. On behalf of your EM team we have made a contibution of $250.00 to Operation Christmas. We are all thinking of you and sending you our deepest sympathy and big hugs to you.
Anne and I went to the same one room schoolhouse back in the day. Lost touch and then reconnected at egremont community school. Lost touch again and after reading about her life I know why. Such an interesting life.
- Suzanne loveThinking of the family of Anne at this sad time. For several years we have received a hand-delivered Christmas card from Anne, each one with a personal note, thanking us for decorating our roadside tree with Christmas lights. We had the pleasure of meeting Anne this past fall when we donated to her passion, Operation Christmas Child shoebox. She again told us how much she enjoyed our roadside tree decorated with lights. We will think of Anne each Christmas when we turn on the Christmas lights on “that tree”.
- The Cousins FamilyWhenever I am/was asked throughout life what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always said/say "Bus Driver"... and then get the oddest looks! When I was in Grade 2, my family moved to Hanover. Ann was my bus driver. Every day, I boarded that big yellow bus, greeted by Ann with the warmest smile and kindest words of welcoming to the day ahead. 40 years later, I can still see the reflection of her face from my seat on the bus in that big mirror that the drivers use to check on all us students, always waiting patiently before she closed the doors to be sure everyone was safely seated. A lifetime of this memory that I revisit often, teaching me how valuable all occupations are and the importance of every single, fleeting moment. Thank you Ann.
- Jen Durrer (nee Schuessler)So sorry to hear of Anne's passing. I never met a kinder gentler person! Please accept my condolence. Greg Seifried
- Greg SeifriedMy condolences to Anne's family. I knew her from Light On Main as well as Samaritan's Purse. Whenever I dropped off shoebox donations, we would have such interesting hour-long conversations. Anne's kind and lovely spirit will truly be missed. With deepest sympathy, Donna Boorne.
I was very fortunate to work together with your lovely Mom and Grandmother
Anne and the other wonderful gals at Operation Christmas Child. She was so
Kind and hardworking and we all adored her. She also taught both my boys
Her memory is truly a blessing and I am so glad to have crossed paths with her❤️
The world has lost one of its best. My condolences to you all as there will be an unfillable void in your lives for sure.
Treasure your memories!! They will never go away.
I'm so glad that we met up with Anne and siblings at Pike Lake the last time that we were back to Ontario. We had such a great visit.
RIP my dear Anne!!
Judy (Seifried) Pitt and Family
saddened to hear of Ann's passing.. far to early..my sincere sympathy to the family.
- Mark MacKenzieSo sorry for your loss. Your mom/grandmother was a wonderful person.
Met her through operation Christmas child.
She made a wonderful impact on anything she done.
May she RIP. She will be missed.
To Anne's children, grandchildren & the Seifried family - Please accept our sincere sympathy for the loss of your Mom, Grandma, daughter and sister. She always had a lovely smile and was ready for a chat to catch up whenever we'd meet her. A lovely lady taken way too soon. May she rest in peace.
- Ron & Marian FlaniganWe had the pleasure of meeting Anne through her work with Operation Christmas Child. She was such a lovely lady, and will be missed by so many people. We extend our sincere condolences to all of her family.
- Susan & Chip BrossMy sincere condolences for the loss of Anne. You are in my thoughts and prayers
- Rosemary Kapp (van Leemput)Sorry for your loss. Your mom was a good friend that I met through the shoe boxes for children. She was always amazed at the dolls I made to fit in the boxes.I will miss her - Rest in peace Anne.
- Kay HoranMy sincere sympathy to all of you as you deal with the loss of a beautiful Mother and Grandmother. Anne was such a kind, empathetic woman and I was so lucky to have been a colleague and friend. She will be deeply missed by all who were blessed to know and love her. Hold on to all your wonderful memories. What a beautiful tribute you have written.💞
- Jeannette WilkenMy sincere condolences to Anne's family on your loss.
She will be missed and touched many.
