Mary Agnes McDonald, 24 May 1922 - 17 Oct 2016

MCDONALD, MALLOY, JONES, BEELNER, WRIGHT, BELL, KALB

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 10/27/2016 at 10:40:42

Mary Agnes McDonald, 94

Mary Agnes McDonald, 94, of Iowa City died peacefully at home Monday October 17th surrounded by her family.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 AM, Friday, October 21st at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Iowa City with Rev. Edward Fitzpatrick presiding and the Very Rev. Rudolph Juarez as concelebrant. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 7 PM at St. Patrick's, where a rosary will be recited at 4PM. Burial will be at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to Iowa City Hospice or to the University of Iowa Foundation for Macular Degeneration Research.

Mary was born May 24, 1922 on the Malloy Century Farm in Holbrook, Iowa, the daughter of John and Mary Jones Malloy. She attended country schools and graduated from Parnell High School. Mary married Al McDonald on April 6, 1943 at St. Michael's Church in Holbrook.

Mary was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Survivors include her loving husband of 73 years, Al, and their eleven children, Tom (Mary), Jim (Ada), Terry (Terry), Marie "Sweetie" (Pete) Beelner, Don (Candy), Greg (Audrey), Randy ( Mary), Mary "Dolly" McDonald; Marty (Lisa), Milissa (Ted) Wright and Molly (Kevin) Bell; daughter-in-law Linda McDonald; 40 grandchildren and 58 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her sons John and Tim and twin infant sons, one great grandson Silas Kalb and eight siblings.

Online condolences may be made at lensingfuneral.com

The Williamsburg Journal Tribune,26 Oct 2016, pg 8
The Gazette, 19 Oct 2016, 12a