Frances Marie McDonald (2015)

HANNA, MCDONALD, RHODES, STANBROUGH, TIEDENS

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:03:14

The Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
February 8, 2015

Frances Marie McDonald went to be with the Lord on January 31, 2015. After battling pneumonia, she decided it was time to let go and take the next step. Frances was the youngest of four children of an immigrant coal miner from Austria. She grew up on an acreage outside of Carney, Iowa, and graduated from Ankeny High School. She met the love of her life at a roller rink on a Saturday night, and after WWII married and settled down to raise a family. Her passions in life were her family, her church, her home and yard with her cardinals and the squirrels.

She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Howard, daughter Sandra Kay (Paul) Stanbrough of Alexander City, AL, son Craig Howard (Nancy) of Prole, IA, 6 grandchildren, Michael (Stephenie) Tiedens, Matthew (Adriane) Tiedens, Marie (Christopher) Hanna, Stephanie (Edward Jr.) Rhodes, Elizabeth and Andrew, and eight great grandchildren, Kaine, Grace, Alexander, Autumn, Meredith, Maddox, Oliver, and Allie. Frances never met anyone she did not consider a friend. She made the world a better place with her presence and will be sorely missed.

There will be a celebration of her life on April 11, 2015, at noon at Wakonda Christian Church. In liew of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to Wakonda Christian Church in Frances’s name.

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