Obituary of Jeanne McDonald

At Wingham & District Hospital on Monday, April 03, 2017, Mrs. Jeanne McDonald "The Purple Lady" of Wingham, in her 91st year. Loving wife of the late Lorne McDonald who predeceased her in 2002. Cherished mother of Jeannette & Greg King of R.R.#2, Wingham and the late Larry McDonald (2015) and his wife Cheryl McDonald of R.R.#2, Wingham. Dear grandma of Lindsay Bauer of Brussels, Travis & Amelia Baier of Cambridge, Ardis McDonald of Guelph, and Mike McDonald & Anne-Marie Stuart of Toronto. Great-grandma of Jeffery and Emily Bauer, Gavin Baier and Logan Ready. Sister of Myrt Whiting of Port Dover and Bill Roegele and his wife Lenore of Stratford. Step-grandma and great-grandma of Stacey & Christian Feldskov and their children Lexie, Erik and Abby, Mike & Susan King and their children Clark, Landon and Teagan and Jeff King. Predeceased by her parents Edna & George Roegele, sisters Norma Baker (Bill), Betty Schenk (Lloyd) (Ken), and brother-in-law Lorne Whiting. Jeanne will always be remembered by several nieces and nephews, specials friends and the many people she graciously served while in retail on Wingham's main street. A Private Family Funeral will be held at the funeral home chapel. Reverend Richard Hall officiating. Final resting place, Wingham Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Wingham & District Hospital Foundation- Chemotherapy Unit or a charity of choice would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.