Obituary: Mac Donald, Yvonne Lorraine
Age 85
She passed away from natural causes on January 1, 2015.
Mom was born December 11, 1929 in Alamosa, CO, to Lawrence MacDonald and Verna Fonda.
She grew up in Fort Collins, CO and in Colfax, WA.
She married Frank Dougherty, had two sons, Steven (Kathy)(Midway, Utah) and John (Katya)(Coeur d’Alene), and later divorced.
She married Tom Griffin, moved to Coeur d’Alene, and welcomed her third son, Glenn (Nikki)(Hudson, Wisconsin).
Mom lived the rest of her life in Dalton Gardens and Coeur d’Alene.
Her sons, their wives, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren survive her.
She now joins her father and mother, brother (Lawrence, Jr.) and sister (Martha).
Mom loved life, even when things were tough.
She always saw the good and ignored the bad.
She enjoyed playing piano, singing, reading, volunteering at the Methodist Church and the Coeur d’Alene Visitor Center, helping others, and loving her four-legged friends, especially those who needed extra attention and love.
She rarely met a dog she didn’t like.
Mom was Coeur d’Alene’s biggest fan and talked it up with all who visited at the Visitor Center.
Mom enjoyed working for the US Forest Service and retired from that job after several decades.
No service is planned, but she thought ahead and erected a granite bench in the Forest Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene.
She invites all to come visit her there and enjoy the view, as she did.
English Funeral Chapel is handling final arrangements.
Please visit Yvonne’s online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.
ENGLISH FUNERAL CHAPEL, Coeur d’Alene, ID