Mary Ellen McNamara Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Mary Ellen McNamara (Independence, Iowa), born in Troy Mills, Iowa, who passed away on December 21, 2025, at the age of 84, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Mary Ellen McNamara to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Earl Avis and Bertha Avis (Leopold); her husband Thomas McNamara; and her siblings, Marle Lou Avis, Rosemarie Avis, Loyd Avis of Rhodes, IA and Walter Avis of Peoria, AZ..
She is survived by: her children, Dianne Henry (Steve) of Murrieta, CA and Charles McNamara (Lora) of Dunstable, MA; her grandchildren, Bryan Henry (Brittany), Megan Kimmons (Samuel), Ashlen Stevenson (James), Nathan McNamara, Thomas McNamara, Shaun McNamara and Nolan McNamara; her siblings, Dorothy Hamiton of Evansdale, IA, Marjorie Neuenkirk of Waterloo, IA and Paul Avis of Cedar Falls, IA; and her sister-in-law Alice Franck of Quasqueton, IA.. She is also survived by seven great-grandchildren.
