Rosemary M. McDonough passed away peacefully on Saturday April 20th, in her home in Chandler, Arizona. Her family was with her. Rosemary was 92 years old, born in Chicago, Illinois on July 10, 1931. She was the third child of Rose and Steven Hodel. She grew up in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the city’s Southwest side. She attended Shields Elementary School and graduated from Kelly High School where among other activities she played the clarinet in the band.
She married the love of her life, Edward G. McDonough on January 23, 1953. They raised their three children in Chicago, and later in Phoenix, Arizona. The whole family moved to Arizona in 1974. Rosemary and her husband owned and operated bakeries in Chicago and Phoenix, McDonough’s Bakery. Rosemary was an artist creating stained glass windows, mosaic artwork and creative furniture pieces.
Rosemary was preceded in death by her husband Eddy, her mother Rose, father Steven, brother Ken and sister Jean. She is survived by her three children, son Edward (Judy), daughter Jeanne (Greg), son Michael (Annette), as well as her eight grandchildren; Eddie (Laura), Lynn, Christine (Frank), Matt, Katie (Josh), Deanna (Zack), Stephen and Michael, and nine great grandchildren: Avery, Luca, Rhys, Ellie, JJ, Fulton, Federica, Greta and LilyAnna.
Visitation will be held Monday, April 29, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm with a rosary at 7:00 pm at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, Arizona. The funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, April 30, at St. Theresa Catholic Church at 10:00 am, 5045 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, Arizona, with entombment at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery.
