Etta E. McDonald Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Etta E. McDonald of Dayton, Iowa, who passed away at the age of 91, on January 28, 2026. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Etta E. McDonald or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
As we bid Etta farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Etta is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, William Blades and Stella Blades (Wilder); her granddaughter Shelly Bjornson; her great grandchild Elexa Diehl; and her foster son Lee Clapper.
She is survived by: her children, Diane Johnson (Tom) of Fort Dodge, Barbara Eygabroad (Kenny) of Navarre Beach, FL, June Dunsford (Gary) of Red Level, AL, Lorraine Bjornson (Steve) of Albia, IA, Tony Runyon (Julie) of Stratford, IA, Chymae McDonald of Chicago, IL and Brenda Buttz of Des Moines. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
