Anne Chen Waring

Anne Chen Waring age 79 of Edina, MN (and previously Falmouth, Marblehead, and Lexington, Massachusetts) died at home on August 29, 2024. Born in Guangdong (Canton) province, China in 1945, Anne and her family escaped to Hong Kong following the 1949 Communist takeover of the mainland. She and her family arrived in the United States in December of 1958 and she became a naturalized U S citizen in March of 1964. She attended New York City public schools and graduated from Seward Park High School. Anne continued her education earning a BA in Political Science from the University of Iowa and an MA at Boston University where she also was a graduate teaching assistant. While volunteering as an interpreter in the New York Chinatown area, Anne met and married her husband of 56 years - Michael who survives her along with their daughter Claudia Waring and grandchildren Sam, Henry, and Abigail Stahl. She was predeceased by her parents and fourth grandchild Caleb Stahl. Others surviving include loving sisters Cynthia, Jenny, Emily, Linda, and Betty, their families and sister-in-law Jane Metzger (Carl) and brother-in-law Craig Waring (Mary Ann) as well as numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews in the extended Chen and Waring families. The grandchildren provided great joy as she cared for each through the early childhood years and has seen them all achieve academic success. Anne's other interests were reading, travel - including cruise and land tours in Europe and the Americas - and classical music with season or series tickets to orchestras and opera companies in New York, Boston, Tanglewood, Chicago, St. Paul, and Minneapolis. She will be greatly missed by family and friends. Funeral arrangements are private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made either to support of the Iowa Impact Fund, P.O. Box 4550, Iowa City, IA 52244-4550. On the memo line or on a note attached, please indicate "Gift in memory of Anne C Waring" Credit card gifts may be made at givetoiowa.org -or- to the Minnesota Orchestra in memory of the many concerts Anne enjoyed while living in Minnesota. Gifts may be made at Minnesota Orchestra ' Donate Online.

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Anne Chen Waring

April 19, 1945 - August 29, 2024

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Anne Chen Waring

April 19, 1945 - August 29, 2024

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