Mary McMahon

Mary Lavonne McMahon, 98, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016, at home. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church by Reverend Christopher Podhajsky. Visitation: One hour prior to the service with a rosary service beginning at 9 a.m. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her children, James 'Mike' (Neta) McMahon, Kathy Neff (Rob Parker), and John McMahon (Jessica Wiebrand); eleven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; many close nieces and nephews; and several other extended family members and friends. Mary was born October 26, 1917 to Frank and Evelyn (Barron) Scollon in Union Township, Iowa. She graduated from Roosevelt High School, Cedar Rapids, in 1936. She married Chauncey Wade McMahon in Cedar Rapids on July 31, 1940. Music played a large part in Mary's life. In her younger years, she was a dancer for a traveling dancing troop that practiced with the Rockettes, a drummer for an all-girls band, and played the piano and organ for many years. She shared these talents volunteering over 2,000 hours at Mercy Hospital playing the piano. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Chauncey; and siblings, Vernon, Audrey, Devere, Cletus, and Delore.