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02/12/2017 - Glenhaven, CA, USA

Ann Priscilla Orpustan was born to Frances and John Ingram, July 28, 1941, in Glendale, CA. 

Ann passed away peacefully February 12, 2017, in her home in Glenhaven, CA. She passed in the family home she had grown up in, looking out the window at the beautiful view she so loved of Mt Konocti and the lake. 

Ann moved to Lake County when she was eight years old. After graduating from Lower Lake High School, she attended Chico State where she received her teaching credential and was active in college musicals. She also studied art and was an accomplished artist. 

She resided and worked as an elementary school teacher in Sonoma, CA, after graduating. She later resided in San Francisco after marrying her Basque husband, Bernard Orpustan. After the death of her husband, she raised her two daughters in Lake County. 

Ann continued her career in education working at Lucerne Elementary and Konocti Unified School District, employed as an elementary school teacher, librarian, and reading teacher. Ann loved to share her knowledge of Lake County and fond memories of growing up at the lake and her family's ranch in the mountains above High Valley. 

Ann took great pride and joy in her family. 

She enjoyed her home, flowers, gardening, painting, artwork, listening to music, humor, plays, musicals, and socializing with friends, family and neighbors. Ann had a lively personality; she loved to sing, perform, and always had a joke for you. She was a very positive person who laughed and smiled often, even when faced with difficulties in her life. 

She had a huge heart, a strong spirit, tremendous energy and a genuine love for people, nature and the beauty of life. 

Ann is survived by her two daughters, Michele (Tod) Orpustan, and Denise (Chad) Orpustan-Love; her beloved grandchildren, Delaney, Beñat, Maite, and Silas; and her brother, Richard Ingram and his family. She is preceded in death by the love of her life, Bernard Orpustan. 

She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary. 707-263-0357 or 994-5611 or visit chapelofthelakes.com. Share your memories by signing the guestbook at www.legacy.com.

(published on Mar. 1, 2017 in Lake County Record-Bee, Legacy.com)