MC DONALD, Fred Edgar - b. October 12, 1927 - d. May 14, 2010

[Warph]

For Jo, Teresa and Family....

A song from the poem, "Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep"
Sung by Katherine Jenkins and written by Mary Elizabeth Frye

The Balm Of God's Love
by M.S.Lowndes

"When we lose someone we love
The loss seems too great to bear
God sends us friends to comfort us
To show that He deeply cares

But in the dark hours of the night
When there's nobody else around
When we feel the saddest and loneliest
It's there God's love can be found

It's like a soothing, healing balm
To soothe our broken hearts
The healing oil poured over us
That flows into every part

We can rest secure in God's love
And know He's by our side
He holds us when we feel as though
A part of us has died

We can know that God will listen
When we just want to talk
And when we feel we need to cry
We can share it with the Lord

For He is always waiting there
Ready with arms open wide
As we pour out the hurt within
He pours His love inside

Our Father above loves us so much
And will never leave us alone
He will not forsake us in our need
To face this on our own

He comforts us and strengthens us
And rubs us with His balm
And as the dawn breaks through the night
We'll awake in His loving arms."

[Judy Harder]

Perfect! Thank you for sharing.

[Jo McDonald]

Thank you!!
What a loving, caring tribute.  Stand real still....I am sending you a long distance hug.
Jo

[Teresa]

Thanks for everyone's hugs and love and support.. and yes... we have laughed so hard we couldn't breathe... and cried so hard we couldn't breathe... and we will continue to do so I am sure many times as we reach more crossroads in our lives..
We will keep Daddy in our hearts..loving him forever..
we will slowly heal.. and to do that we have to "as Daddy always said".. get back to living...
No matter the circumstances.. I am still that crazy woman who laughs and makes others laugh.. It is the only way I know how to be. 

[Janet Harrington]

That ain't no lie.

[Teresa]

For video ..
http://www.cascity.com/howard/forum/index.php/topic,10001.0.html

[larryJ]

Great job, Teresa!!  Thank you for sharing this.

Larryj

[Loren]

Teresa--I don't usually respond to the postings but want to say you did a very good tribute to your father.  I knew him but wasn't around him very much.

[Teresa]

Fred Edgar McDonald was born October 12, 1927 to Don and Cleora (Lanning) McDonald at Busby, Kansas, the youngest of three sons.  Fred went all eight years of grade school at Busby, graduating from Longton High School in 1945.  He enlisted in the U.S. Navy after graduation and took his boot camp training at Sn Diego, California.  He was chief cook on the USS Antares, serving in the Asiatic Pacific.  He received an honorable discharge after two years of active duty, then served four years in the Naval Reserves.  He was a member of the Howard United Methodist Church, Past Master of Hope Lodge #155 AF&AM, American Legion Post #149, and Ladonia Chapter #243 Order of the Eastern Star.

On May 16, 1947, he married Jo Workman of Longton, Kansas.  To this union were born two daughters, Teresa Ann Cookson-Heilevang and Sherri Lynn Wilder.  Fred worked for Mid-Continent Butane from 1947 until 1954, for Yates Center LP Gas Company as a transport driver until 1956, and for Union LP Gas Company as a plant manager in Welch, Oklahoma and Pittsburg, Kansas from 1956 until 1963.  He moved his family back to Howard, Kansas in 1963 and later shared ownership of McDonald Brothers Propane with his brother, Donald.  He worked for Farm Bureau Insurance for a short time.  In 1974, he went to work for Fairbank Equipment Inc. of Wichita, traveling all of Oklahoma, Eastern Kansas and eastern Colorado.  Fred retired from Fairbank Equipment in 1992.  He enjoyed gardening, traveling, hunting, fishing, camping, dancing, and playing cards.  He had a lot of fun times with his family and friends.  He and Jo spent 15 years as fulltime RVers and made many lasting friendships.

Fred is survived by his wife, Jo, of the home; daughters, Teresa Heilevang and husband Kjell of Howard, Kansas and Sherri Wilder and husband Curt of Bucklin, Kansas; brother, Russell McDonald of Howard, Kansas; grandsons, Danny Cookson and Derek Cookson and wife Rochelle of Howard, Kansas; granddaughter, Tania Muller of Colby, Kansas; three great-grandchildren, Ashley, Mason, and Caleb; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Helen and Bill Troutman of Salina, Kansas, and sister-in-law, Rosalie McDonald of Howard, Kansas; several nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, and a half-brother.

Fred passed away at home with his loving family at his bedside.  He left his earthly body at 12:25 p.m. on May 14, 2010.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, 201 at Zimmerman Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349.  The family suggests memorial contributions to Midian Shrine Children's Hospital and Hospice Care of Kansas.  They may be left with the Zimmerman Funeral Home.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)