Christine Ann McKeever McGinness

Christine Ann (McKeever) McGinness, 71, Lake Mills, formerly of Dows, passed away unexpectedly at her home Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 10:30a.m., Monday, March 2, at Ewing Funeral Home, Clarion. Burial will take place at Mt. Hope Cemetery, rural Dows.
Christine was born Jan. 26, 1949 to Mitch and Donna McKeever in Mount Pleasant. She attended Dows Community School and was a graduating member of the Class of 1967.
Following graduation, she married Gary Schmidt, Latimer, and to this union two sons, Rob and Brett, were born. They later divorced in 1979.
On Sept. 4, 1981, Christine married Paul Yanney, Renwick, and they had one son, Steven. After spending several years in Georgia prior to their divorce, Christine returned to Iowa, residing in Lake Mills.
In November of 2015, she married Mark Steven McGinness and divorced a few years later.
Christine was a hard worker and throughout her years of employment wore many different hats. She thrived in the customer service world, working at a truck stop in Algona, Wal-Mart in Iowa Falls, ran a home daycare in Dows, as well as worked at Creme de la Creme, was a bank teller in Georgia, worked at Diamond Jo Casino, Northwood, and most recently came out of retirement and worked at David’s Foods, the local grocery store in Lake Mills.
Christine was a beloved mother and grandmother, who enjoyed bragging about and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She loved attending their events and was their support and avid listener at all times. She enjoyed the company of friends and family and sipping on her coffee and watching the birds like her parents used to do was a daily joy for her. She enjoyed helping plan and attending her high school class reunions, as well as attending the annual Dows Corn Days celebration, was a Georgia Bulldog fan, always looked forward to family get-togethers, loved making the traditional  family Christmas goodies, made the best ever Scotcheroos, and most amazing banana bread and would always be there to lend a hand.
Those surviving Christine and left to cherish the fond memories are her three sons: Rob and wife, Julie Schmidt, Clarion; Brett and wife, Holly Schmidt, Kensett; and Steven and wife, Brianna Yanney, Northwood; grandchildren: Zach and wife, Chelsey, Inglewood, Calif.; Isaiah John Hagen and Alexandria Ruth Hanson-Brandsoy, all of Kensett; Mia Christine-Mary and Maximus Paul Raymond Yanney and Chase James Preece, all of Northwood; sister, Karyl (McKeever) Bonjour and husband, Chuck, Webster City; many nieces and nephews as well as great-nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mitch and Donna McKeever; a brother, Danny; and a sister, Rebecca (Becky).