Gerald Fredrick McDonnell, age 89, of Dell Rapids, died on Friday, February 6, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Madison.
Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 2:30 PM Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Dell Rapids. Visitation will begin at 3:00 PM Monday, with a Wake Service at 5:30 PM at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Dell Rapids. Condolences may be left at www.minnehahafuneralhome.com
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Dolores; children: Kathleen Matthew of Spearfish, Gary (Susie) McDonnell of Algonquin, IL, Patricia Park of Wentworth, Karen (Ken) Rahn of Madison, Colleen (Mark) Jensen of Dell Rapids, and Janine (Reed) Hoffmann of Dell Rapids; 21 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Michael McDonnell; sons-in-law, Rodney Park and Randy Tiesen; six sisters; two brothers; and a grandson, Kurtis Lee Matthew.