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Ann Camden

Ann Camden lived life large, but reluctantly went home on July 18, 2024. While she loved her life here, and lived bravely with metastatic breast cancer, she was willing to say goodbye to explore Heaven. Ann left without regrets and with eager anticipation to see how God will use her next.
Ann won the lottery on December 25, 1970, when she was born to her loving
parents, Frank and Marie Gottbrath, and she was soon joined by her siblings,
Rebecca and Charlie. She had the finest array of aunts ever known, each leaving
their fingerprints on the woman she became. Besides eleven aunts, Ann had a
dozen uncles and 24 cousins. A devoted Boilermaker, Ann was tethered to the
Midwest but lived most of her life in the South and was proud of it. Bless her
heart.
She met the love of her life, Jeff, at Purdue University while breeding chickens in
their Animal Husbandry class, quite possibly the best story she ever wrote that
may never see the light of day.
Ann’s greatest joy and inspiration were her twin daughters, Rose and Grace. She
and Jeff raised them with love, and they fed her zest for life experiences, whether
in a field, a forest or a mountaintop.
Ann deeply valued her community at Asbury Church Raleigh, volunteering for
numerous projects and serving in leadership roles for more than twenty years. She
funneled her energy into cancer advocacy, particularly in support of others
navigating their cancer diagnoses and treatments.
Ann leaves behind her husband, Jeff, her twin daughters, Rose and Grace, her
loving parents, Frank and Marie Gottbrath, her sister, Rebecca Gottbrath Whipkey
(and husband Mark), her brother, Charlie Gottbrath (and wife Andrea, plus
nephews Isaac, Colin, and Ryan), along with too many family extended family, and
close friends to list. Friends and family all over the country prayed and cheered for
Ann. She will be deeply missed.
On July 27, 2024, an 11:00 am visitation, with services following at 1:00 pm, will
be held at Asbury Church Raleigh.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Ann’s memory may be made to Living Beyond
BreastCancer or Inheritance of Hope.