Viola D. McDonnell, age 77, formerly of 736 N. 7th St., Manitowoc, died Friday
afternoon, November 12, 1999, at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 16, 1999, at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial
will be Rev. William Zimmer with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery,
Manitowoc.
Viola was born February 25, 1922, in Denmark, Wis., daughter of the late Albert
and Stella Peterson Hein. She graduated from Manitowoc Lincoln High School with
the class of 1940. She married Earl J. McDonnell on June 22, 1946, at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Viola was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
the Manitowoc Senior Center and the Multiple Sclerosis Society. She was an avid
Packer fan. Viola and Earl attended many Packer Training Camps and also collected
autographs and pictures of the Green Bay Packers.
Survivors include her husband, Earl McDonnell, Manitowoc; two daughters and sons-in-
law, Nancy and Steve Check, Whitefish Bay, Susan and Mike Ruminski, West Bend; one
son, Pat McDonnell, Colorado Springs, Colo.; one granddaughter, Jennifer (Bob) Siepler;
one great-granddaughter, Lucy Siepler; one sister and brother-in-law, Marie and Ronald
Rusboldt, Green Bay; two sisters-in-law, Eleanor Hein, Manitowoc, Mary (Earl) Lettenberger,
Port Washington; four brothers-in-law, Arnold (Jean) McDonnell, Manitowoc, Lawrence
(Dell) McDonnell, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Harold (Frances) McDonnell, James (Nancy) McDonnell,
all of Manitowoc. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Albert and Leo Hein.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc,
from 9 a.m. Tuesday until the time of service at 11 a.m. There will be no Monday evening
visitation.
Memorials may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, November 14, 1999 P. A2
Viola D. McDonnell, age 77, formerly of 736 N. 7th St., Manitowoc, died Friday
afternoon, November 12, 1999, at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 16, 1999, at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial
will be Rev. William Zimmer with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery,
Manitowoc.
Viola was born February 25, 1922, in Denmark, Wis., daughter of the late Albert
and Stella Peterson Hein. She graduated from Manitowoc Lincoln High School with
the class of 1940. She married Earl J. McDonnell on June 22, 1946, at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Viola was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
the Manitowoc Senior Center and the Multiple Sclerosis Society. She was an avid
Packer fan. Viola and Earl attended many Packer Training Camps and also collected
autographs and pictures of the Green Bay Packers.
Survivors include her husband, Earl McDonnell, Manitowoc; two daughters and sons-in-
law, Nancy and Steve Check, Whitefish Bay, Susan and Mike Ruminski, West Bend; one
son, Pat McDonnell, Colorado Springs, Colo.; one granddaughter, Jennifer (Bob) Siepler;
one great-granddaughter, Lucy Siepler; one sister and brother-in-law, Marie and Ronald
Rusboldt, Green Bay; two sisters-in-law, Eleanor Hein, Manitowoc, Mary (Earl) Lettenberger,
Port Washington; four brothers-in-law, Arnold (Jean) McDonnell, Manitowoc, Lawrence
(Dell) McDonnell, Thousand Oaks, Calif., Harold (Frances) McDonnell, James (Nancy) McDonnell,
all of Manitowoc. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Albert and Leo Hein.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc,
from 9 a.m. Tuesday until the time of service at 11 a.m. There will be no Monday evening
visitation.
Memorials may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, November 14, 1999 P. A2
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