Mary Ferne MacDonald

Mary Ferne MacDonald ROCK ISLAND, Illinois - Mary Ferne MacDonald, 94, a resident of the Coventry Apartments of Rock Island, Illinois, formerly of Davenport, Iowa, and Bettendorf, Iowa, died Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009, at Trinity Medical Center, West Campus in Rock Island. Funeral Service will be 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at the McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Chapel, Bettendorf. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or First Christian Church of Davenport. Mary was born on January 24, 1915, in rural Scranton, Iowa, the daughter of Claude LaVerne and Nancy Sayre Eason. She married Paul MacDonald on November 14, 1937, in Scranton. He preceded her in death on March 18, 1972. She received her education at the Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was employed in sales for Von Maur Department Store and worked at all of their Quad-City locations. In earlier years, she had worked as a manager in market research and many years ago, taught in a one-room school in Scranton. She wa...[more]

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member of the First Christian Church of Davenport, King's Daughters, the Quota Club and the Ruth Circle of the church. A tireless volunteer, she spent many hours baking and doing crafts for charitable fund raising events and other activities within her church. She enjoyed regular Bible study, loved to read was an accomplished cook and baker and took great joy in providing transportation for her many friends who did not drive. Above all else, her family was the center of her life and she was an avid fan of her children's and grandchildren's athletic events throughout the years. Those left to honor her memory include her children, Chad MacDonald and wife, Linda, of Blue Grass, Iowa, Claudia Sage and husband, Richard, of Alpha, Illinois, and Lee MacDonald and friend, Holly Jasper, of Davenport; her grandchildren, Cindy Richards and husband, Scott, Travis MacDonald, Tony DiToro and wife, Lupe, Matt Sage and wife, Bree, Joel Sage and wife, Tara, Richie Sage and wife, Pam and Jan Hulick and husband, Shane; 16 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a sister, JoAnn Dittert of Jefferson; her sister-in-laws, Mildred MacDonald, Gwen MacDonald and Jessie Buckmann; a brother-in-law, George MacDonald; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; a sister, Lois Beardslee; and her brothers, Donald Eason and Robert Bud Eason.