Margaret L. Hlas Donahue
Marriages
Robert Donahue - 1941
Obituaries
Steamboat Today - February 4, 2012
Margaret L. Hlas Donahue passed away peacefully on Jan. 20, 2012. She was 92.
Margaret married Robert L. Donahue in 1941 in Farrell, Penn. His military commitment took them to California, Texas, Arizona and Michigan before they moved to Markham, Ill., in 1946, where they raised five children.
Margaret loved to sew, make hats and knit. She also enjoyed bowling, golf and snow skiing. She was a regular performer in plays in a community theater group in Markham.
In 1979, they moved to Springfield, Ill.. After her children were grown, Margaret was a volunteer at St. Johns Hospital, the Sojourn Thrift Shop and the Avenue Thrift Shop in Springfield. She was a devoted Catholic and an active parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Church in Springfield.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; and her son, Martin.
She is survived by her four daughters, Peggie Lawton and her husband, LeRoy, of Craig; Karen Beauvais and her husband, Mix, of Steamboat Springs; Susie Malinsky and her husband, Greg, of Murrells Inlet, S.C.; and Kathleen Parry and her husband, John, of Newtown, Penn. Margaret’s greatest joy was spending time with her family, especially her 13 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. March 16, 2012, in Farrell at Our Lady of Fatima Church, where friends and relatives will be received at 9:30 a.m. Burial will follow immediately at St. Elizabeth’s Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in Margaret’s name may be made to Chandler Hall, 99 Barclay St., Newtown, PA 18940.
