Mena Michaelena Desantis
July 2, 1922 — January 30, 2016
Mena Michaelena DeSantis, 93, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, January 30, 2016, at Northbrook Manor Care, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until service time. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Mena is survived by nephews, Gerald Gasko of Chicago, Illinois, Tom (Eileen) Wright of Tinley Park, Illinois; a niece, Linda (Todd) Ginther of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Dolores (James) Wright of Marion, Iowa; and many great nephews, great nieces, and also great-great nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dan DeSantis; parents, Frank & Michaelena (Urevich) Degymas; sister, Lou Gasko; brother, Dan Degymas; niece, Micki Nowicki; and nephew, Albert Jr. Gasko.
Mena was born on July 2, 1922, Chicago, Illinois, daughter of Frank & Michaelena (Urevich) Degymas. On July 7, 1963, Mena married Donato “Dan” DeSantis in Chicago. The couple moved to Cedar Rapids in 1974. She worked for FMC Corporation as an accountant for nearly forty years. Mena enjoyed golfing and bowling and was inducted into the Illinois Women’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame. She volunteered at Mercy Medical Center as a Prime Timer making wooden tokens for patients and she knitted hats and booties for the newborns.
The family would like to give a special thank you to the nurses and staff at Northbrook Manor Care Center for their wonderful care of Mena.
Mena is survived by nephews, Gerald Gasko of Chicago, Illinois, Tom (Eileen) Wright of Tinley Park, Illinois; a niece, Linda (Todd) Ginther of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Dolores (James) Wright of Marion, Iowa; and many great nephews, great nieces, and also great-great nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dan DeSantis; parents, Frank & Michaelena (Urevich) Degymas; sister, Lou Gasko; brother, Dan Degymas; niece, Micki Nowicki; and nephew, Albert Jr. Gasko.
Mena was born on July 2, 1922, Chicago, Illinois, daughter of Frank & Michaelena (Urevich) Degymas. On July 7, 1963, Mena married Donato “Dan” DeSantis in Chicago. The couple moved to Cedar Rapids in 1974. She worked for FMC Corporation as an accountant for nearly forty years. Mena enjoyed golfing and bowling and was inducted into the Illinois Women’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame. She volunteered at Mercy Medical Center as a Prime Timer making wooden tokens for patients and she knitted hats and booties for the newborns.
The family would like to give a special thank you to the nurses and staff at Northbrook Manor Care Center for their wonderful care of Mena.
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