Mary Mcelmeel (Simons)
June 4, 1915 — March 24, 2014
Mary Simons McElmeel, 98 yrs. 9mos. 20 days of age, died March 24, 2014 at Mercy Hospital with her family at her side. Funeral Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 29, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Delhi. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home, 520 Wilson Avenue SW, in Cedar Rapids. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery in Delhi.
Mary was born June 4, 1915, the daughter of Thomas and Hilda (Simons) Jakelin. She attended teacher’s training college in Cedar Falls and began her teaching career at Stoney Point near Delhi. She met Elmer John McElmeel and they married in St. Joseph’s Church in Earlville on November 23, 1937. Together they farmed west of Delhi in Hazel Green Township, until Elmer’s death in 1952. She moved her family to Delhi and continued her teaching career in Delaware County for another thirty years. Eventually she relocated to Cedar Rapids and most recently had been residing at Garnett Place.
She is survived by 2 daughters and 2 sons, and a daughter-in-law: Joyce (Ron) Christen of Walford; E. J. “Jack” (Sharron) McElmeel of Cedar Rapids; Rosemary (Terry) Clark of Jefferson, Texas; Steven (Ellen) McElmeel; and daughter-in-law Carolyn McElmeel. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson – including Joyce’s children: David (Deidre) Christen (and their children: Caleb and Faith), Robert (Diana) Christen (and their children: Matthew and Lisa), Patrick Christen, MaryAnn Christen; Jack’s children: Michael (Starr) McElmeel (and their children: Michael Joseph, Jade, Tarrah, and Jessie), Deborah (John Clark) McElmeel, Thomas (Tiffany) McElmeel (and their children: Aubrey (Tyler Balkman) McElmeel and their son Pryor Balkman, Griffin , Gavin, and Ava), Steven (Christina) McElmeel (and their children: E.J., Kylie, Kaydence, and Marissa), Matthew (Jennifer) McElmeel, and Suzanne McElmeel; Rosemary’s Son: Timothy (Michelle) Clark (and their daughters: Alyssa and Samatha); Jerome’s children: Mark (Renee) McElmeel (and their sons Ryan and Alex), and Brian (Dawn) McElmeel (and their daughter Mae); and Steven’s daughter: Julie (Todd Giesking) Jones (and her daughter Taylor Crumes). She is further survived by a sister Jane Mautino of Clinton, MO.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer John McElmeel (April 15, 1952), their infant daughter Kathryn Elaine (Sept 28, 1950), their son Jerome Francis (March 7, 2007), their grandson James (Delores) Clark, and her seven sisters and one brother.
A memorial fund has been established in Mary McElmeel’s name.
Mary was born June 4, 1915, the daughter of Thomas and Hilda (Simons) Jakelin. She attended teacher’s training college in Cedar Falls and began her teaching career at Stoney Point near Delhi. She met Elmer John McElmeel and they married in St. Joseph’s Church in Earlville on November 23, 1937. Together they farmed west of Delhi in Hazel Green Township, until Elmer’s death in 1952. She moved her family to Delhi and continued her teaching career in Delaware County for another thirty years. Eventually she relocated to Cedar Rapids and most recently had been residing at Garnett Place.
She is survived by 2 daughters and 2 sons, and a daughter-in-law: Joyce (Ron) Christen of Walford; E. J. “Jack” (Sharron) McElmeel of Cedar Rapids; Rosemary (Terry) Clark of Jefferson, Texas; Steven (Ellen) McElmeel; and daughter-in-law Carolyn McElmeel. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson – including Joyce’s children: David (Deidre) Christen (and their children: Caleb and Faith), Robert (Diana) Christen (and their children: Matthew and Lisa), Patrick Christen, MaryAnn Christen; Jack’s children: Michael (Starr) McElmeel (and their children: Michael Joseph, Jade, Tarrah, and Jessie), Deborah (John Clark) McElmeel, Thomas (Tiffany) McElmeel (and their children: Aubrey (Tyler Balkman) McElmeel and their son Pryor Balkman, Griffin , Gavin, and Ava), Steven (Christina) McElmeel (and their children: E.J., Kylie, Kaydence, and Marissa), Matthew (Jennifer) McElmeel, and Suzanne McElmeel; Rosemary’s Son: Timothy (Michelle) Clark (and their daughters: Alyssa and Samatha); Jerome’s children: Mark (Renee) McElmeel (and their sons Ryan and Alex), and Brian (Dawn) McElmeel (and their daughter Mae); and Steven’s daughter: Julie (Todd Giesking) Jones (and her daughter Taylor Crumes). She is further survived by a sister Jane Mautino of Clinton, MO.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer John McElmeel (April 15, 1952), their infant daughter Kathryn Elaine (Sept 28, 1950), their son Jerome Francis (March 7, 2007), their grandson James (Delores) Clark, and her seven sisters and one brother.
A memorial fund has been established in Mary McElmeel’s name.
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