Hometown: Melbourne, Florida October 24, 1923 - March 30, 2016

Imogene M. McAreavy of Melbourne, FL, formerly of Maquoketa, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 30th in her 92nd year of life. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, April 9th, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Maquoketa, Iowa at 10:00AM. The family will receive friends and relatives at 9:00 AM for visitation before Mass. A private family burial to follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Coggon, Iowa.

Imogene was born, October 24, 1923 in Ryan to James and Emma (Duffy) Donahue. She was a graduate of St. John's High School and the Cedar Rapids Business College. She started her career at Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids until she married Donald E. McAreavy on August 8, 1946 in Ryan. They settled in Maquoketa, Iowa where she was the Executive Secretary of the McAreavy Chiropractic Office and the Iowa Chiropractic Society. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters. A longtime member of the Maquoketa Country Club. She enjoyed golfing, reading, traveling and playing bridge. She is survived by her four children: Dr. Steven McAreavy (Robyn) of Weddington, NC; Mary (Bill) Lewis of Palm Shores, FL; Kevin (Leslie) McAreavy of Huntsville, AL; Kate (Billy) Davis of Melbourne, FL; nine grandchildren, Jacob, Megan, Ian, Devin, Austin, Drake, Aidan, Megan, and Jeff, and one great grandchild, Gavin. She is also survived by a brother in law John (Lola) McAreavy and sister in law Kathleen McAreavy and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband Dr. Donald E. "Doc" McAreavy, her parents, a brother, Donald Donahue and sister Maerita (Donahue) Dolphin; two brothers-in-law Don Dolphin and Paul McAreavy; one sister-in-law Regina Donahue; one nephew Terry Dolphin;

one niece Stephanie McAreavy.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Sacred Heart Catholic School, in Imogene's memory.