Anna M. Goss Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

We lament the loss of Anna M. Goss, 94, of Jupiter, Florida, who passed away quietly in her home May 13. Wife of the late Jackson W. Goss, and co-founder and trustee of the Anne Goss Foundation, Mrs. Goss was a person of great strength, wit, and generosity. Born in Nevada, Missouri, she was raised by her parents, William J. and Anna Mae (Peters) Kluth, to value hard work and frugality. These were lessons that stayed with her all her life. She met her husband-to-be, Jack, in 1941, when they were both still teenagers. Jack soon went off to war, where he distinguished himself, winning the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantry Badge, the French Fourre de Guerre, the Belgian Fourre de Guerre, and the Presidential Unit Commendation Badge. Anne stayed home and worried for the duration that he might never return to her. But he did, after serving in security at the war crimes trials in Nuremberg, Germany, and the two were married in 1946. They had three children: John, Deborah, and Gary, all of whom predeceased her. Over the years, Anne and Jack lived in Kansas City, Chicago, New York, and Massachusetts. Jack became a partner of the Putnam Management Company, and later President of Investor Mortgage Insurance Company. When he decided to retire in 1989 he and Anne moved to Florida. Before he died, Jack and Anne set up the Anne Goss Foundation. This was his tribute to the wife who had always been his true partner and greatest support. Since Jack’s death in 2013 Anne has continued the mission of the foundation, especially her emphasis on child life programs in children’s hospitals nationwide, and even during the last week of her life she was making plans for its future. Those who knew Anne will always remember her for her sharp mind and her generous heart. She loved sports and was a diehard rooter for the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. Her memory was phenomenal, retaining in accurate detail events that happened both years ago and recently. Jack always relied on it, and so did others around her. Mrs. Goss is survived by her daughter-in-law Paula Goss of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, her grandchildren, Ashley Lewicki of Yorkville, Illinois, Jackson Hixson of Chicago, Illinois, and Taylor Anne Goss of Naperville, Illinois, and two great-grandchildren, Kennedy and Harper Lewicki. A funeral service will take place at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 400 Seabrook Road, Tequesta, Florida, Thursday May 24, at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to a charity of one’s own choice.

Anna M. Goss

April 11, 1924 - May 13, 2018