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1929

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2014

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Clark Family Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service

114 S. Bradley

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Eleanor McDonald Obituary

McDONALD, ELEANOR “Jeri”; age 85; of Rosebush passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014 at the Rosebush Manor. A Memorial Mass for Jeri will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at 11 a.m. with Fr. Loren Kalinowski officiating. A Luncheon will follow in the Sacred Heart Parish Hall. The family will receive friends the day of the service from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Isabella County Commission on Aging, Rosebush Manor Benevolence Fund, or to Woodland Hospice. Envelopes will be available at the funeral chapel and Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Jeri was born on March 9, 1929 in Port Huron, the daughter of Gerald and Lucille (DeGraw) Macklem. She married Ronald “Mickey” McDonald on September 23, 1950 in Cheboygan. She enjoyed acting in community plays in her younger years, and ballroom dancing with her husband. Jeri always had a passion for arts and crafts. Through the years, Jeri worked as a radio personality in the 1940’s, hosting her own show “Jottings with Jeri” and did television and radio programing in Saginaw. After taking time away from work to raise her daughter, Jeri enjoyed providing childcare. Jeri was a parishioner at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant and St. Stephen Catholic Church in Saginaw. She will be remembered for being a loving and caring person, who always looked for small ways to help others. Jeri is survived by her husband, Mickey; daughter, Lee Ann (David) Puhlman of Mt. Pleasant; grandson, Connor Puhlman; sisters-in-law, Sandy (Richard) Bebble of Gaylord and Jean Simoneau of Cheboygan; and many nieces and nephews. Jeri was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Barbara Macklem; brother-in-law, Al Simoneau; sister-in-law, Cleo (Edward) Illig; niece, Lynn Bebble, and nephew, Daniel Bebble. You may view Jeri’s obituary online and send a condolence to the family, light a memorial candle, or place a memorial donation at www.clarkfuneralchapel.com

Published by Morning Sun from Aug. 14 to Aug. 15, 2014.
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Dear Lee Ann,
Your Ma and Mary Jane are catching up on all the latest over coffee by now. I know MJ missed those visits. Sorry for your loss.

Ray Roe

August 16, 2014

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