Anne Creevy
March 19, 1935-Sept. 27, 2020
Sunnyvale, California

Anne Creevy died peacefully at home on September 27, 2020 surrounded by her long-time caregiver, AneMarie, and beloved pets. She was 85 years old.

Anne was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For her entire life, she passionately pursued a variety of interests and was very driven in all of her endeavors. She was the valedictorian of her high school class at Marshall High School in Minneapolis and she went on to graduate with honors from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Theory and Composition. She was a long-time church organist and her love for music lasted throughout her lifetime.

Anne relocated to California in her mid-twenties with her then husband, Dr. Don Creevy, to support him with his residency in Obstetrics at Stanford Hospital. They ultimately settled in Portola Valley and raised their three children, Cathy, Jonathan and Kristin. While they eventually divorced, they remained friends until the time of her death.

While in California, Anne pursued her teaching credential and initially began her teaching career at the Cupertino School District. In 1972, she joined the teaching staff at Ormondale School in Portola Valley. She remained at Ormondale for twenty-eight years, first as a Resource Specialist and later as a first-grade teacher. During her time at Ormondale, she became a Master Teacher and helped countless children learn to read and develop the critical foundation necessary to be successful in their future pursuits.

In addition to being a dedicated teacher, Anne had a number of other interests and talents. For example, she obtained her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University. She also always loved animals, which included providing loving homes to countless canine companions over the years, and spending over two decades as a docent at the San Francisco Zoo. Once she retired, she pursued her long-time passion of ornithology and taught birding classes through the Adult Education Program at the Palo Alto Unified School District. She later combined her experience in the education field, her love for her grandchildren, and her passion for birding to write a children’s book titled, “Let’s Go Birding You and Me” (illustrated by Anne Creevy and Jan Reeves). Finally, it is important to note that she could always play a wicked game of Scrabble and she had a wonderful way with the written word.

Anne was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Vesta Bachelder, her son, Jonathan Creevy, and her long-time friend and companion, Barbara Jones. She is survived by her daughter and son in-law, Cathy Creevy and Aksel Fjaera of Bergen, Norway, her daughter and son in-law, Kristin Creevy Lewis and Marc Lewis of Arroyo Grande, CA, her grandchildren Lauren Creevy Love, McKaila Lewis, Tessa Lewis, Karijanne Pfeiffer and Adrian Haavik-Marthinussen, her brother and sister in-law, Allen and Florrie Bachelder, her niece and nephew, Lisa and Christopher Bachelder (and families), her ex-husband and his wife, Don and Ginger Creevy, her brother in-law and sister in-law, Mike and Kendra Creevy, her life-long friends, Ruth and Chuck Eggen (and family), and many of her fellow teachers. She will be truly missed by the community of Portola Valley and by those whose lives she touched.

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