Mary Ann Bata Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Mary Ann Bata (Towanda, Pennsylvania), who passed away on June 27, 2022, at the age of 62, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by : her half-brother Pete Vanderpool; her father James Bata; her grandmother Mary Wood; her uncle Robert; her aunts, Janet Benjamin, Anne and Cleone; and her close friend Denise Bouse.
She is survived by : her mother Margaret Bata McCracken; her stepfather Richard McCracken; her daughter Rai-Leigh Benjamin; her grandchildren, Daija Rai Foux and Jonas James Wheeler; her former life partner Steven D. Benjamin, Jr.; her half-brother Tracey; her sisters-in-law, Kate Vanderpool and Gloria Vanderpool; her nieces, Janae Hicks (Curtis), Stacey Vanderpool (Lee) and Mia Root (Jeff); her nephew Caleb Vanderpool (Kelsey Novak); and her aunts and uncles, Billy, Laura Benjamin, Jack and Sandy Vanderpool.
In lue of flowers, please send donations in her honor to Child Hunger Outreach Partners (C.H.O.P.) at 2 Elizabeth Street, in Towanda, PA 18848.
