Deon MCNAMARA

MCNAMARA, KIM, YOUNG, KAMISH, PIETERSEN, LEE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/19/2010 at 18:56:28

Mason City Globe Gazette, Iowa
January 17, 2003

GARNER, IA - Deon McNamara, 31, of Garner died Wednesday (Jan. 15, 2003) at his home. His funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with the Rev. Michael Schueller officiating. Interment will be in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with a Scriptural wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church. Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner is in charge of the arrangements.

Deon McNamara, the son of Robert M. and SeHui (Kim) McNamara, was born Aug. 29, 1971 in Teague, South Korea. He graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1990. After high school he worked at the Clear Lake Bakery, Garner Pizza Hut, IMT in Garner and Hardee's in Garner where he was currently employed. On Aug. 7, 1999 he married Tracey Young at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner. They lived in Garner with their two daughters, Dakota and Montana. Deon was active in martial arts as a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and was a founding member of Team Rogue, a traveling martial arts team. Deon enjoyed his family and his 1979 Camaro.

He is survived by his wife, Tracey, of Garner; two daughters, Dakota and Montana of Garner; his father, Robert McNamara of Meservey and his special friend, Deanna; his mother, SeHui McNamara of Mason City and her special friend, Richard Kamish; his paternal grandmother, Marcia Pietersen and her husband, Francis, of Manly; his mother-in-law, Jean Young, of Garner; two brothers-in-law, Todd Young of Garner and Tom Young of Duncan; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Robert McNamara Sr.; his maternal grandfather, SeHon Lee and his maternal grandmother, Chong Ja Lee; and his father-in-law, Don Young. Cataldo Funeral Home.