Ann Elizabeth Redmond, 75, died on February 23, 2026, under hospice care, after a long illness.
Ann was born the second of ten children of Tom and Lola Redmond. She was living in Shawnee, KS, in 1959, when her parents, her seven siblings, and she moved to a 300-acre farm near Louisburg, KS.
She was the salutatorian of Louisburg High School in 1968. She received an associate’s degree from Donnelly College in Kansas City in 1970, followed by a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, in 1972.
A lifelong Roman Catholic, Ann flourished in the religious and academic environment of Benedictine. After graduation, she worked there for years as a director of women’s dormitories while being a kind and gregarious leader and friend to students, faculty, and staff. Also while living and working at Benedictine, she commuted to the University of Kansas several times weekly, where she completed a Master’s in Educational Administration.
Ann is preceded in death by her parents, her older sister Janice, and her younger sisters Mary and Julia. She is the beloved older sister to Paul (wife Debbie), Mark, Jean (husband Spence), Sean, Leo (wife Monique), and Greg (wife Carrie), as well as a beloved cousin, aunt, and great-aunt.
Ann’s siblings remember fondly the annual Homecoming weekends they enjoyed with her at Benedictine College. She arranged housing and food for them and made them feel a member of the campus. Those weekends undoubtedly inspired her younger siblings to pursue their own higher educations.
Her summers home on the Redmond farm delighted all and made everything so much more fun, as did her exuberant celebrations of Easter and Christmas. What’s more, she sent dozens of hand-written cards yearly to family and friends on birthdays and major holidays, which were such a joy to receive.
Ann’s bright spirit and enthusiasm continued after she left Benedictine to live and work in Kansas City, first as a manager of one of the first Taco Bells there, followed later by decades of work for the United States Postal Service.
Ann honored the moment by bringing family and friends together for photos, which she often took herself. Her printed photos remain a treasure. She was an expert gift giver. How did Ann always choose the perfect gift for you, whether you were two months or 90 years old? Those gifts warmed the heart and made you smile. And, how did Ann always make friends and family, who were visiting from outside Kansas City, feel so effortlessly like a local member of the family?
Ann loved to travel, and often accompanied her mother on trips to visit family in Seattle, WA, and in California. She always dreamed of living in Santa Barbara, her favorite town in her “adoptive state of California.”
She remembered fondly two family trips to Ireland, and to the town of Gorey, in County Wexford, the ancestral home of the Redmonds.
She excelled in athletics, particularly in softball and tennis. Not only did she play well, but she also taught and supported others by coaching or being a loyal fan. Her favorite teams played for Benedictine and KU, but she also loved the Royals and the Chiefs.
Ann enjoyed music, particularly country and western, folk, and rock and roll. Music, trendy magazines, good movies, and tasty food always filled her home, to be enjoyed by all.
Her life after retirement was difficult. Her positive outlook waned, and she began to have health problems.
She lived the last years of her life at Homestead Assisted Living of Stanley, where she continued to live when she entered care under Brighton Hospice in Dec., 2025.
Ann’s family wishes to offer a heartfelt thank you to Lynda, Kylie, Priscilla, the entire staff at Homestead, the staff of Brighton Hospice, as well as as to Ann’s physicians and nurses over the years, for their loving care. Ann passed on where she was loved. We cannot thank all of you enough.
Rosary and visitation at 10 am, to be followed by Catholic funeral mass at 11 am, on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 14251 Nall Avenue, Leawood, KS, 66223.