Marlene J. Donahue, 66, of Clearfield died Friday at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh.
She was born April 29, 1945 in DuBois, the daughter of Charles Ernest Bayer and Anna Mae (Anthony) Cutlip.
Mrs. Donahue had worked at various restaurants and in health care. She was a member of the Clearfield Eagles Auxiliary.
She’s survived by two children, Kenneth B. Rauch and his wife, Nancy and Nina S. Cassick and her husband Jerry Jr., all of Clearfield, six grandchildren, Kendrea Neeper, Kristal Rauch, Candace and Chad Butler, Tabitha Marlar and Geri Cassick and 12 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are five sisters, Mary Ann Swoope, Rita Blake, Linda Lefort, Kim Irwin and Tammy Cutlip, six brothers, Thomas Johnson, Howard
Bayer, Paul Raymond Blowers, Gordon and Grover Cutlip and Randy Bundy, numerous nieces and nephews, her companion, Doug Guthrie of Mineral Springs and her former husband, Burton C. Rauch of Clearfield.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Leo Donahue III who died April 26, 1996, two sisters, Dot Fleming and Mary Louise Bayer and a brother, Charles Bayer Jr.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Bennett and Houser Funeral Home Inc. of Clearfield with Pastor Dale L. Ware officiating. Interment will be in Bradford Cemetery.
Honoring Mrs. Donahue’s wishes there will be no public viewing.
The family suggest that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 26 S. Second St., Suite 102, Clearfield, PA 16830.
To send an online tribute, go to www.bennettandhouser.com or www.mem.com.
