Mary Magdalene Guenther

Mary Magdalene (Revering) Guenther passed away peacefully on August 16th, into the arms of her beloved Lord and Savior. Mary was born on May 5, 1924, in Rio Linda and lived in the Sacramento area for over 40 yrs. She worked for the Southern Pacific R.R. in S.F., then in Sacramento for the State of CA, but her true devotion was to her church and the numerous charities she supported. Among her accomplishments, Mary was a foster mother and a volunteer for her parish's prison inmate visitation program. Mary is survived by her brother, August Revering of Carmichael (whom she nicknamed "Buddy"); nephews, Daniel Snellings (Delores), Steven and Gerald Revering (Kimberly) and Dave Revering; nieces, Christine Hardiman, Mary Kriege (John), Joanna Miller, Sharon Carlson (Dave) and Tricia Franzblau. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Guenther; parents, August and Catherine (Heembrock) Revering; siblings, Arthur, Sr. Irene, Jerome, David, Louise, Anna, Johnnie and Catherine (Snellings) Revering; and nephews, James Revering and Eddie Snellings. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Sat., August 30th at 1:30pm at St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, 3235 Arden Way, Sacramento, in the chapel near the bell tower.