Anna Marie (Harre) Williamsen

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial for Anna will be Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Exeter, Nebraska. Father Corey Harrison will preside over the Mass. A Graveside Committal of Ashes will be held in the Exeter Cemetery following the Mass. Anna Marie (Harre) Williamsen was born on May 21, 1937, in Exeter, Nebraska, to Jerome Peter and Henrietta Josephine (Roeser) Harre. She passed away on September 5, 2025, at Windsong Memory Care in Petaluma, California, at the age of 88. Anna Marie was one of seven children and grew up in the Exeter area. She attended St. Stephen’s Grade School and graduated Valedictorian from Exeter High School with the Class of 1955. On August 13, 1955, she was united in marriage to Merrill Lee Williamsen in Exeter, Nebraska. Five children were born to this union. Merrill preceded her in death on November 1, 1989. Annie and Merrill began their married life in Exeter before moving to San Rafael, California. They later returned to Fairmont, Nebraska, for two years before settling in San Anselmo, California. The family remained in California for the rest of their lives. While living in California, Annie attended Marin Junior College, where she earned a degree in Bookkeeping. She worked as a Bookkeeper throughout her career until retiring in 2012, she later made her home in Rohnert Park, California. In 2020, Anna moved to Windsong Memory Care in Petaluma, California, where she resided until her passing. Annie enjoyed baking cookies, country music, going to the movies, socializing with friends, and caring for her family. She led an active life and especially loved hiking the hills of Marin County and Point Reyes National Seashore. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jerome and Henrietta Harre; her husband, Merrill Williamsen; her brothers, Robert Harre and Joseph Harre, and Joseph’s wife, Diane; and her daughter, Lori Guliaeff. Annie is survived by her children: Shelly Kincaid and husband Ronald of Petaluma, California; Greg Williamsen of Rohnert Park, California; Patrick Williamsen of Rohnert Park, California; and Jerry Williamsen of Sebastopol, California; her son-in-law, Andrew Guliaeff of Forest Knolls, California; her sisters, Jody Senter of Mesa, Arizona, and Monica Bristol and husband Norman of Exeter, Nebraska; her brothers, John Harre and wife Ruth of Omaha, Nebraska, and Noel Harre and wife Cindy of Plattsmouth, Nebraska; her sister-in-law, Kate Harre of Exeter, Nebraska; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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Anna Marie (Harre) Williamsen

May 21, 1937 - September 5, 2025