Ann Louise Ashbaugh

"Ann Louise Ashbaugh, 90, passed away on December 13, 2019 at Baton Rouge General Hospital. Ann was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to John and Esther (Montgomery) Ashbaugh. She graduated from St. Patrick's High School in 1947 and received her nursing degree from Luther Hospital School of Nursing in Eau Claire. She subsequently earned her Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist degree. She worked in Chicago in the late 1950's and then served in the US Air Force in Rapid City, South Dakota. She began working for Anesthesiology Group Associates upon arriving in Baton Rouge in 1972. Ann was a compassionate and caring medical professional and loved her work. Ann relished a good game of golf and was very competitive. She also loved animals and began raising dachshunds while living in Springfield, Illinois in the 1960's. What started as a hobby developed into a lifelong passion and she was surrounded by her dogs for the rest of her life. She also enjoyed watching Notre Dame, LSU, and Green Bay Packers football. She was preceded in death by her dear and special friend, Ann E. Moffit, her parents, her sister Mary Lane Dean and her brother John H. Ashbaugh, Jr. She is survived by her nieces and nephews: Michael Ashbaugh, Robert Ashbaugh, Mary Hanafin, Kitty Seyffer, Ellen Harris, Mary Louise Dean, Ellen Dean, and Robert A. Dean, III as well as great nieces and nephews: Abagael, Daniel, Jonathan, Kate, Krisan, Layla, Nick, Rachel, and Vanessa. She is also survived by her dear friends and neighbor Sam Higdon and his wife Jackie, Dr. Richard Carter, Joseph Cefalu and his wife Julie. The family would like to thank Sam and Jackie as well as Cindy Booth and Barbara Hannemann for their constant care and love for their aunt. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to the visitation at Rabenhorst East Funeral Home, 11000 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 from 5PM until 7PM with the service at 7PM. A funeral service will be held at Lenmark Gomsrud Linn Funeral Home in Eau Claire at a later date. Her final resting place will be at Forest Hill Cemetery in Eau Claire, WI. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Ann's memory would be appreciated to the Butterfly Wing at Hospice of Baton Rouge.