Catherine Maginel

Mrs. Cathie Maginel, age 88 of Jonesboro, died at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Illinois Veterans Home. She was born on September 14, 1927 in Green Bay, Wisconsin the daughter of Henry A. and Rose (Warren) Sterns. She graduated from St. Lukis Hospital School of nursing in Chicago, Illinois. She was a member of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, WWII. She married Calvin J. Maginel on August 13, 1949 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. Cathie was an active supporter of the Barkhausen Center and also This Able Veteran organization for those wishing to remember her. Catherine was a member of the Southern Illinois Audubon Society, Illinois Native Plant Society and the Nature Conservancy. Catherine was of the Lutheran faith. Cathie is survived by her loving husband, Calvin J. Maginel; four children, Jim (Mary) Maginel of Olive Branch, David (Marianne) Maginel of Olive Branch, John (Paige) Maginel of Perks, Dan Maginel and Miguel Pou of Sitges, Spain; four grandchildren, Calvin III, Katie, Bryce and Henry; other relatives and many friends.She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral services for Cathie Maginel will be a private service on Monday, June 13, 2016Interment will be in the Maginel Family Cemetery.