Mary Margaret Cain 1919-2010
CORKERY, RILEY, CAIN
Posted By: N. Wagner (email)
Date: 7/5/2010 at 13:56:23
Mary Margaret Cain, 91, of Rochester, Minn., formerly of Burlington and Fayette, Iowa, died Sunday, June 6, 2010, at Charter House in Rochester.
A Funeral Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Jim Brokman on Thursday, June 10, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Fayette.
Interment was in the church cemetery.
Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, Fayette, was in charge of arrangements.
Mary Margaret (Corkery) Cain was born to Harry and Anna Riley Corkery on Jan. 8, 1919, in Fayette.
Margaret graduated from Upper Iowa University in Fayette and was an elementary schoolteacher until her marriage.
On June 25, 1950, she was married to Thomas L. Cain at St. Francis Catholic Church in Fayette. He died Jan. 31, 2005.
In 1964, Margaret and her husband moved to Burlington and opened a McDonald's restaurant. They owned five McDonald's restaurants over the years. They were very involved in the Burlington community until they moved to a retirement home in Rochester in 2001.
Margaret was a member of Saints John and Paul Catholic Church in Burlington.
She was a former member the Eagles Club, Chamber of Commerce, Moose Club, Elks Club, and other community organizations. She and her husband were involved with the start of Hope Haven in Burlington and the Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City. They received the St. Gregory's Medal from the Pope for their contributions to Catholic Charities.
In addition to her husband and parents, Margaret was preceded in death by a daughter, Colleen Cain; a son, Thomas C. Cain; and two brothers, Lowell Corkery and Eugene Corkery.
Survivors include her daughter, Cathleen Cain of Charter House in Rochester, Minn.; two brothers, James Corkery of Independence and John Corkery of Elk Run River, Minn.; a sister, Lois Ann Corkery of West Union; many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Memorial funds have been established to either Hope Haven in Burlington or the Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City. Please direct memorials to Cathleen Cain's guardian, Joanne Ott, 2580 312th St., Danville, IA 52623.
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