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 Edward
F. McDonough, Sr., 85, formerly of Lancaster, PA and Pine Island,
FL, died at Landis Homes, Lititz, PA, on Tuesday, February 16,
2010. He was the husband of the late Ethel G. Smith McDonough, who
died in 1995.
Born and
raised in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Thomas and
Nellie Kelly McDonough. Edward graduated from North Catholic High
School in Philadelphia. He served in the Army during WWII in
Ryukyus Islands as a radar crewman with the 948th
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Gun Battalion.
Edward worked
as a marketing manager for RCA for 30 years. An active volunteer
for many years, he served at Hospice of Lancaster County,
Lancaster General Hospital, Cape Coral Hospital in Cape Coral, FL
and with F.I.S.H. He was a member of Our Lady of The Miraculous
Medal Catholic Church in Pine Island, FL, where he ran the food
pantry. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus in
Lancaster and Pine Island.
Surviving are
his children, Edward, Jr. of Boynton Beach, FL, Eileen, wife of
Les Judy of Middletown, PA, Michelle, wife of John Solomon of
Glenmoore, PA and Patrick, husband of Dona McDonough of
Elizabethtown, PA, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
His daughter Erin and brothers Peter and Thomas preceded Edward in
death.
Friends will
be received on Saturday, February 20, 2010, from 10:30-11 AM at
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 501 E. Orange St.,
Lancaster, PA, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM
with The Rev. Daniel Mitzel as Celebrant. Private Interment will
take place in Pine Island Memorial Gardens, Pine Island, FL. In
lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Edward's memory to
Hospice of Lancaster County, PO Box 4125, Lancaster, PA
17604-4125. Arrangements by the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home &
Chapel, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA. To send the family online
condolences please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com |
