Mary Irene McDonald Muscatine, Iowa Obituary

Mary Irene McDonald

<p>Mary Irene McDonald, 79, of Muscatine, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020 at her home.&nbsp; Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Snyder &amp; Hollenbaugh Funeral &amp; Cremation Services. &nbsp;Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Wesley United Methodist Church.&nbsp; &nbsp;Interment will be in the South Park Cemetery in Greensburg, Indiana at a later date.&nbsp; Memorials may be directed to Wesley United Methodist Church in Mary Irene&rsquo;s name.&nbsp; Sympathy notes may be left for the family at www.sandhfuneralservice.com.</p> <p>Mary Irene Ralston was born on October 24, 1941 in Greensburg, Indiana, the daughter of Arthur and Lydia Elizabeth (Wynkoop) Ralston.&nbsp; On June 10, 1962, Mary Irene was united in marriage to Thomas McDonald in Indiana.&nbsp; Following Thomas&rsquo;s death, she later married Emil Wolfmueller on November 4, 1995 in Muscatine.&nbsp; Mary Irene worked hard on the family farm and was a member of the Muscatine County Pork Producers Association for several years.&nbsp; She also sold Tupperware products for many many years.&nbsp; Mary Irene was an active member of the Wesley United Methodist Church. She served as a Sunday School Teacher for the 3 &amp; 4 year olds for 45 years and also was on the committee coordinating luncheons for over 30 years. &nbsp;&nbsp;She loved feeding crowds of people.&nbsp; Mary Irene was also involved with Eastern Star, PEO, Phoenix Club, Eagles &amp; Ivories, several card clubs and served as a 4-H leader for many years. She enjoyed reading, playing bridge and spending time with her family especially at holiday and birthday gatherings.</p> <p>Mary Irene will be deeply missed by her husband, Emil of Muscatine; daughters, June Anne (Vince, Jr.) Gaeta of Letts and Sara (Robert) Benson of Hedrick; step-children, Miriam (Shawn) Ingalls of Kinross and Esther Knockel of Muscatine; five grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren; sister, Lydia June (Jack) Snyder of Greensburg, Indiana and sister-in-law, Barbara Kelp of Nashville, Indiana.&nbsp;</p> <p>Mary Irene was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Thomas; grandson, Wade Benson; step-son, Andres Wolfmueller and step son-in-law, Mike Knockel.</p>
October 24, 1941 - October 26, 202010/24/194110/26/2020
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April
November 13, 2020
I wish to express my Condolences to the whole Family and Friends. I am Andreas Wolfmueller’s widow April, I learn to love Mary Irene and her Family while married to Andreas. Heaven has received another angel with the most lovely and infectious laugh. My heart is richer f... Continue Reading
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Rev. Terrie Dyer Wilder
November 1, 2020
Family of Mary Irene, Many of us are just hearing this from our days as managers in Tupperware together. She was such a joy and so much fun! Always smiling. Will remember her fondly, Terrie Dyer Wilder
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Linda Rubey
October 31, 2020
June Anne, Sara, Emil, and family, my sincere sympathy and prayers are with you all!  It's now been over 30 years since Mary Irene and I met and we would travel weekly to Tupperware meetings sharing life and friendship - those memories together will always be special to ... Continue Reading
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Beth Van Zandt
October 30, 2020
JuneAnne and family. So sorry for your loss. I pray that the Lord will give you comfort in the coming days.
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Michele Cox
October 29, 2020
That laugh. I will always remember you by your infectious laugh. Thank you for showing kindness and love to myself and all of my children as they grew up at Wesley. I will miss you. Love you. 💛
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Dick and Phyllis Hutmacher
October 28, 2020
So sorry for your loss.  Phyllis and I have many happy memories of playing bridge with Mary Irene and Tom and later with Emil.

Dick and Phyllis Hutmacher
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Tom & Tracey Summitt
October 28, 2020
Thoughts and prayers to all....I am so very sorry for your loss.
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Holly Plowman
October 28, 2020
I worked with Mary Irene at the post office for a little while.. She was a sweetheart ! Rest in peace...my condolences to the family.
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Debra (Ziegenhorn) Nebergall
October 27, 2020
Sara and family. So sorry for your loss
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Angie O'Brien
October 27, 2020
It’s with deep sorrow to hear about your loss. Mary was a great person. May she Rest In Peace. Love always Betty Morgan, Brad and Deb Morgan, Andy Morgan, and Stan and Angie O’Brien
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