Margaret Mcdonald

Margaret (Maggie) Crook McDonald, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away after a short battle with cancer on April 30, 2015. Maggie was born January 18, 1947 in Payson, Utah to parents, Roy Lyndon Crook and Blanche Hill. She was married to Norm McDonald. Together they raised 5 children in Provo and Orem. Maggie grew up in Colorado in various places, but always considered Durango, Co her hometown. Maggie was incredibly patriotic and was of the generation who took the words of JFK very seriously. "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country". After high school graduation, she put papers in for both the Navy and the Peace Corps and whomever called first were who she was going to finalize; the Navy called first. Maggie spent 3 years in the Navy before starting family and later joined the Utah National Guard eventually working fulltime for the National Guard. She left the Guard in the mid 1990s, but continued do work as a civilian attached to the Guard until she retired in 2009 as the supervisor of the warehouse complex in Draper. In total, Maggie served her country for nearly 40 years. However, Maggie's true love in life was her family; she was very proud of her children and grandchildren and generous to a fault. Her life revolved around giving all she could to family and friends. Maggie is survived by her husband Norm, her children Raegan (Jeff) Cutler, Thad (Lynn) McDonald. Jacob McDonald and Jonathan McDonald and with her special children, Nate Harris and Mary Branch. She was Grandma Maggie to 10 grandkids and 13 great grandkids; many more grandkids-in-law and dozens of others who called her Grandma. She was adored by nieces and nephews far too numerous to count. Maggie was preceded in death by her son David McDonald and her parents. A viewing will be at the Sundberg-Olpin mortuary on Tuesday May 5 @ 6:00 to 8:00 PM and another Wednesday 10:45 to 11:45 followed by the funeral @ noon also at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary; located@ 495 S State St, Orem, Utah. The interment will be at the Payson Cemetery; 400 N 800 E St, Payson, Utah.

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