Maria Elizabeth McDonald, 08 May 1921 – 31 Jul 2010

MCDONALD, ZUBER, REIHMAN, TAFT, KETABIAN, MACEK, HANSEN, SCHEEL

Posted By: Sandy Ficken-whc (email)
Date: 8/19/2010 at 14:19:09

Maria Elizabeth McDonald, 08 May 1921 – 31 Jul 2010, 89 yrs

Funeral Mass for Maria E. (Zuber) McDonald, 89, North English, was held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, North English. She died Saturday morning, July 31, 2010, at Colonial Manor of Amana. The Rev. Joseph Roost officiated at the service. Organist was Catherine Shaull. Musical selections included “O God Beyond All Praising,” “Ave Maria,” “Peace is Flowing Like a River” and “Softly Tenderly Jesus is Calling.” Burial was in St. Bernard’s Cemetery near Millersburg. Casket bearers were Michael McDonald, Patrick McDonald, Jake McDonald, Joshua McDonald, Shahin Ketabian and Armon Ketabian.

Memorials may be made to Marengo Memorial Hospital. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service, North English, was in charge of arrangements. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com, under obituaries.

Maria Elizabeth McDonald was born May 8, 1921,in South Amana, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Reihman) Zuber, one of seven children. She was raised and educated there. She married Charles Wade McDonald in 1946. The couple lived their life together in Iowa County, chiefly in and around North English. There, they had seven children and farmed until retiring in 1972.

She was a positive, supportive community member. Since her marriage, she belonged to St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society. She was a volunteer for the cancer society, collecting funds on their behalf every year. She enjoyed membership in the B Natural women’s club and often visited friends and neighbors at the English Valley Care Center. Her sweet, fun-loving nature insured that she had many cherished friendships and that she was a much beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She had resided at Lakeview Village, Middle Amana.

McDonald is survived by one sister, Louise Zuber, Middle Amana; one brother, Jack Zuber, Hiawatha; her children and their spouses, Charles and Kay McDonald, Marion; Dan and Donna McDonald, South Amana; David and Mary McDonald, Cedar Rapids; Mary and Peter Taft, Iowa City; Ben and Cindy McDonald, Lutz, Fla.; Elizabeth and Rassoul Ketabian, Carlsbad, Calif., and Ed McDonald, Marengo; grandchildren, Kelly McDonald Macek, Maureen McDonald, Margret McDonald-Hansen, Molly and Patrick McDonald, Machelle and Michael McDonald, Jacob, Joshua and Emily McDonald, Eleanore and Sophia Taft, Laura and Robert McDonald and Sheila, Shahin and Armon Ketabian, and great-grandchildren, Ava and Annabelle Macek, Audrey and Olivia Scheel and Shelby and Aiden Hansen.

She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.

The Williamsburg Journal Tribune, 05 Aug 2010, pg 9, col 3 & 4. The Cedar Rapids Gazette 02 Aug 2010, pg 9a, col 1.