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2022
Thelma McGee Obituary
Thelma "Jean" McGee passed away at home on July 8, 2022, at the age of 82. She was born Feb. 3, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, to Eugene and Thelma Rae Alspach.
Jean married Mick McGee on May 17, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois. They lived in Oak Lawn, Illinois, for 24 years while raising their five children. They moved to La Porte, Indiana, living there 20 years before retiring to Decorah, Iowa, to be closer to family. Jean enjoyed being a homemaker, crafting, reading, gardening, quilting, Bible studies, visiting with friends, church activities and eating chocolate.
Last year Jean was diagnosed with breast cancer that spread to her spine. Her love for the Lord was always a big part of her life. She was looking forward to being with Jesus, to walk in the garden with Him without any pain.
Jean is survived by her husband, Mick McGee; five children, Debi (Joel) Schwarz, Bonnie (Daniel) Beard, Sheri (Tom) Talbot, Brad McGee and Pati (Scott) Lapiene; 10 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; sister, Lee Smith; brother, Rick Alspach; brother-in-law, Nat McGee; sister-in-law, Mary Ellen (Ted) Rounds; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents; in-laws Nat and Mary McGee; brother, Chuck Alspach; and sisters, Evelyn Finlon and Joan Ponsonby.
A Celebration of Life service will be live streamed from Cresco Chapel in Cresco, Iowa, on Aug. 20 at 11 a.m. Interment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston, Minnesota. Arrangements were handled by Helms Funeral Homes in Decorah, Iowa. A guest book is available online with the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in Rochester, Minnesota, for breast and bone cancer research or to Winneshiek County Home Health & Hospice.
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