Ione McGuire

Ione McGuire, age 92, of Brainerd, Minnesota passed away on February 22, 2001 at St. Joseph?s Medical Center. Services will be at 2:00PM Monday, February 26, 2001 at St. Francis Catholic in Brainerd with Father Seamus Walsh officiating. Family and friends may call 1 hour before the service at the church. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter.
Ione Sibet McGuire was born on February 21, 1909, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to George and Ella (Meyers) Sibet. It was in Minneapolis that she grew up and attended schools. She later lived and raised her family in St. Paul. She worked for Sears and the State of Minnesota. In 1981, she moved to Brainerd to be close to her son. Ione volunteered through RSVP and at Central Lakes College Theatre Department for 20 years before retiring at the age of 91.

Ione is survived by her daughter-in-law Mary Sue McGuire; 5 grandchildren, Scott McGuire of Lino Lakes, Minnesota Cheryl Sticha of Faribault, Minnesota, Pamela Hopkins of Pine River, Amy Huntsinger of Brainerd and Heather Burtard of Minneapolis, Minnesota; 8 great-grandchildren, Angela, Jessica, Johnathon, Lee Donavon, Veronica Hopkins, David Marie, Mathew and Amber Burtard. She was preceded in death by her son Charles Arthur McGuire and her parents.

Ione?s family asks that friends write a memorial letter of experiences and memories of Ione to be shared at the visitation and with family members. In lieu of flowers a donation to either; St. Francis Catholic Church, Central Lakes College Theatre Department or Cancer Research be made in her name. Submitted by: Brenny Funeral Chapel 2120 Excelsior Road Baxter, Minnesota 56401 218-828-5051