Ann Gay, 85, of Janesville, WI passed away February 23, 2022 in the loving care of Excelsior Springs Nursing & Rehab. No funeral or memorial service is immediately planned. The family will notify loved ones in the future when a service is scheduled. Ann (Nicholson) Gay was born on June 20, 1936 in Banner, AR. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her husband and loved ones. Ann spent many years in the childcare profession, loving and nurturing several kids, whom she cared for as if they were her own. She was a faithful member of Evangelical Free Church in Afton, WI and was blessed with a large circle of friends, in which she never met anyone she didn’t like. Ann was preceded in death by her baby girl, her parents Ken and Luella Nicholson, brother Ernie Nicholson, and daughter-in-law Diane Gay. Survivors include: her husband Lee Gay, sons Ken Gay, Keith (Julie) Gay, and Billy (Michelle) Gay; 8 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.