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Virginia
F. McDermott Virginia F. McDermott, 83, of 732 1st St. E. died of heart failure Friday, Oct. 12, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. A Wake Service will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church In Newton. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday at 10:30 am at the church with the Rev Ernest Braida officiating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Newton. Pence Funeral Home in Newton is handling arrangements. Friends
may call Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home and 6 to 8 p.m. at the
church. Memorials will be accepted to Sacred Heart Catholic Church or in her
name. The
daughter of John and Gertrude Beukema Yancey, she was born July 19,
1918, in Newton. She graduated from the high school in Kearney, Neb., in 1936
and attended Kearney State Teachers College for several years. On April 9, 1944,
she married Paul Joseph McDermott in Newton. She worked for secretarial
services, Vernon Company and for the State of Iowa. Mrs. McDermott was a member
of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Newton Elks Lodge, and Newton Retired Senior
Volunteer Programs. Survivors
include three sons and two daughters-in-law, Larry and Patricia of Rosemount
Minn., Ron and Candace of Newton and John of Newport Beach, Calif.: a daughter
and son-in-law Marvene Funnell and Ray Bledsoe of Dell City Okla., seven
grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a sister-in-law, Fern McDermott of
Newton; and a brother, Les Yancey of Newton. She was preceded in death by her
parents and husband. Newton
Daily News, Newton, IA, October 13, 2001. IN LOVING MEMORY OF Virginia
F. McDermott Virginia F. McDermott the daughter of John C. and Gertrude Beukema
Yancey, was born July 19, 1918 in Newton, Iowa. She was a high school graduate of the Kearney, Nebraska
Senior High School, Class of 1936. She later attended Kearney State Teachers
College, several years, prior to moving back to Newton.
Virginia was employed by the Vernon Company in Newton, in secretarial
services, and later for the State of Iowa. Virginia was united in marriage with Paul
Joseph McDermott on April 9, 1944 in Newton.
She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton, the
Newton Elks Lodge and the Newton R.S.V.P. Death came to Virginia at the
age of 83, on Friday morning, October 12, 2001 at the Skiff Medical Center in
Newton. Her parents and her
husband, Paul Joseph McDermott on July 4, 2001, preceded her in death. Those left to honor the
memory of Virginia include her sons &
daughters-in-law: Larry
& Patricia McDermott of Rosemount, MN, Ron & Candace McDermott of
Newton, and John McDermott of Newport Beach, CA; her daughter, Marvene Funnell
and her husband, Ray Bledsoe of Dell City, OK, her seven grandchildren: Scott,
Matthew, Shannon, Jeffrey, Amanda, Jennifer & Skyler; a great-grand
daughter, Shania; her brother, Les Yancey of Newton; her sister-in-law, Fern
McDermott of Newton; and her many other family & friends.
Virginia will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. WAKE SERVICE HELD AT Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Newton, Iowa Monday, Oct. 15, 2001 - 7:00 p.m. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Sacred Heart Catholic Church 10:30 a.m. - Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001 CONDUCTED BY Rev. Ernest Braida, Parish Priest MUSIC How Great Thou Art Prayer of St. Francis On Eagle's Wings Jesus Remember Me Mary Wadzinski, Cantor Mary Newton, Organist Ave Maria Amazing Grace Amanda
McDermott, Soloist PALLBEARERS Steve McElroy
Ray Bledsoe Jeffrey McDermott
Scott Long Amanda McDermott Shannon McElroy Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Newton Iowa ARRANGEMENTS BY
Pence Funeral Home Memorial Folder. |
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