Ann Kathryn McDonald Hirschfelt

Ann McDonald Hirschfelt died peacefully on August 27, 2025.

Ann was born in Winters, Tx on September 26, 1936 and moved to Ballinger as a young child. She graduated from Ballinger High School 1954 and Baylor University in 1959 with a degree in Elementary Education. She married Gene Hirschfelt in Ballinger on April 18, 1959. They moved to San Angelo where they lived and enjoyed 53 years of marriage before Gene’s passing in 2012.

Ann was a dedicated and lifelong educator who served the students of San Angelo ISD for 25 years. She began her career as an Elementary teacher at Crockett and later Reagan. Then she served as an Elementary counselor in many schools and completed her years as a counselor at Glenmore. She retired from SAISD in 1998. Ann then began a second career as a University Supervisor for Angelo State in Spring 1999 and continued for 20 years through December 2019. At ASU, she supervised, mentored, and coached student teachers/clinical teachers continuing to make a positive impact on classroom teachers and students alike. She was blessed with many amazing coworkers over the years.

Ann has been a member of First Baptist Church from 1959. She and Gene served in the youth group as a young couple. She served many years as a preschool Sunday School teacher and as the snack lady for VBS. She was a member of the Alpha Beta chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society for educators.

Ann’s friends were an important part of her life. She cherished each friendship and was grateful for them. Her children’s early memories are going to sleep smelling coffee and hearing dominoes being shuffled when friends were over. She was blessed with several friends from early marriage until now. Ann was the true southern lady as she saw hospitality as a gift— to always make others feel at home and loved with a casserole, cookies or a cake. She sought to provide tangible comfort. She used hospitality to demonstrate her faith by serving others.

Her family was her greatest joy. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. She loved her children unconditionally. She loved her grandchildren and all their friends so well. They were blessed to have a Nani who lived in town and was ever-present in their lives. She knew their school pick-up schedules along with dance and piano times. She would add any of their friends to play dates or pick ups. She loved attending their dance recitals, scouting events, other events and even their college graduations. For the past 16 months, she was so blessed to be a great grandmother. Her whole face radiated love when she was with Theo or seeing pictures or video of him.

Ann is survived by her son, Craig Hirschfelt of Houston; daughter and son-in-law, Claire & Jon Mark Hogg of San Angelo; granddaughter, Lauren Kornegay and husband, Nathan and great grandson Theo of Ft. Worth; and grandson, Luke Hogg of Washington, D.C. She is also survived by two sisters: Susie Robinson of DeSoto and Margie McDonald of Abilene. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Gene, and brother-in-law, Guy Robinson.

We will celebrate Ann’s life at a Memorial Service on Wednesday, September 3 at 2:00 pm at Southland Baptist Church. Elias Garcia will officiate. Ann will be available for viewing at Harper Funeral Home on Tuesday, September 2 from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. The family will greet friends immediately following the service. Her service is under the direction of Harper Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation be made in Ann’s honor to the McDonald-Hirschfelt Endowed Scholarship at Baylor University, One Bear Place #97050, Waco, TX, 76798-7050 or the scholarship or charity of your choice.

The family is forever grateful for the loving care Ann received at Lyndale Independent Living and most recently at The Crest West at Baptist Retirement Community. The staff of both communities cared for her so well and so beautifully in her last two years.