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Marion MacDonald Obituary
Marion Rosari McDonnell MacDonald was born in Pittston. She was a daughter of the late Edward and Mary McGuinness McDonnell.
She graduated from St. Cecilia’s High School, Exeter, and East Stroudsburg State Teachers College.
Marion had several careers: social worker, educator, and employment counselor for the state of Pennsylvania.
In addition, she was a member of the following organizations: Greater Pittston Business and Professional Women; Cosmopolitan Club; College Misericordia Parents Club; Wyoming Valley Historical Society; and St. Cecilia’s Church, where she was a past president of the Altar and Rosary Society, Eucharistic minister and lector.
Marion was preceded in death by her husband, Adam; sons, Billy and Alan; brothers, Edward and William; son-in-law, Joseph Makalusky.
She is survived by daughters, Maripat Makalusky, of West Wyoming, and Ellyn and her husband, Harry Salmon, of Forty Fort; grandchildren, Jean and her husband, Marcelo Rivero, of Florida, Joseph and his wife, Grace Makalusky, of Massachusetts, Kerry, of Pennsylvania, Lynn and her husband, Korli Kamara, of Australia, Michael and his wife, Jenn Makalusky, of Indiana, Sean and Jenn, of Pennsylvania, Jenifer and her husband, Tom Haggerty, of New Jersey, Eryn and her husband, Eric Agarate, of Florida, Ted Salmon, of Pennsylvania, and Kevin Salmon; great-grandchildren, Julieta Rivero, Kyle Makalusky, Lucas Kamara, Riley and Maya Makalusky, Michael Haggerty, Briana Agarate, Ali.
Funeral will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday from the Metcalfe & Shaver Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. A Mass of Christian Burial follows at 10 a.m. in St. Cecilia’s Church, Exeter. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Covenant House New York Funding and Development Dept., 460 W. 41st St., New York, NY 10036; or St. Jude Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9956.
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Kate Reinert Fleisher
October 28, 2007
Maripat, Ellyn and Families,
I will always remember your Mom and Grandmother as a calm, gracious lady who loved her children and was so very kind to their friends. I often think of her urging Maripat and me to always take civil service tests as a back-up to future job-hunting. That dates to either our pre-teen days or our college years and remains firmly fixed in my mind.
I didn't see her in recent decades but Maripat kept me up to date and through that I knew how proud she was of her grandchildren and their families, including all these new great-grandkids. Several years ago, we did visit her with my late cousin Jule -- they'd known each other from Pittston -- and spent a delightful afternoon with the two of them. Theirs was a special generation and I doubt we'll see the likes of them again.
I feel privileged to have known your Mother and Grandmother and please know she remains in my prayers. Mark joins me in sending you our condolences.
Kate Reinert Fleisher
October 21, 2007
hi sorry about your loss
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