Mary Margaret McMahon

Mary Margaret McMahon, age 91, died on March 31, surrounded by her many children. Jack McMahon, her husband of 67 years, passed away only six weeks prior. As ever, they took poorly to being apart. Born on January 17, 1934, to Margaret and Tony Reisinger, Mary Margaret was raised together with her two brothers in Nashwauk and never lost her love for the Iron Range and northern Minnesota. She attended Nashwauk High School and graduated from St. Scholastica College in 1957. During her senior year of college, Jack and Mary Margaret met at a dance in Grand Rapids that she was only mildly interested in attending. She was beautiful, smart, and funny. He was smitten and persistent. They married in June 1957. Over the next 68 years, they lived in Milwaukee, Newport, and Michigan, finally settling in the Twin Cities area. Along the way, they managed to raise six children. With a horde of kids, a succession of dogs, and countless friends and activities, the McMahon home was a hotbed of noise, mayhem, and love. Mary Margaret was front and center, occasionally attempting to impose a modicum of order but always ready for family games, adventures of all sorts, travel to destinations near and far, dance parties with rugs rolled up, and whatever entertainment she and Jack could invent. She adored time at the family cabin and each year, without fail, would pack up the entire entourage and relocate to Pokegama Lake for the summer. Mary Margaret was a gifted listener, with an innate talent for supporting and encouraging her family with the right words at the right time. She was sassy and witty and possessed a world class laugh that lit up a room. She was a beautiful woman inside and out and will be dearly missed. Mary Margaret and Jack are survived by their six children: Mary McMahon, Margaret Poley, Siobhan McMahon, John McMahon, Patrick McMahon, and Molly Keeley, as well as 15 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. The couple will be celebrated together on Friday, May 9th, at St. Patrick's Church in Edina. A visitation will be held at 11:30 am, with a Mass at noon. A reception will follow the mass at Edina Country Club. Memorials may be directed to St. Patrick's Church in Edina MN.

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Mary Margaret McMahon

January 17, 1934 - March 31, 2025

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Mary Margaret McMahon

January 17, 1934 - March 31, 2025

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