She was born January 7, 1938, in Scranton; she was the daughter of the late George and Margaret Mary (Reif) Young; she was preceded in death by her husband, James S. Mackrell Jr; 2 brothers, John and George Young; 3 sisters, Bernita Young, Jean Ann Shiner and Alice DeMario.
Surviving are 2 sons, James S. Mackrell III, (Laurie) of Millersville, MD and Brian J. Mackrell, (Jodi) of Middletown; 3 daughters, Laurie Eckenrode, (William) and Erin Anderson, both of Harrisburg and Mary Ellen Grosse, (Shon) of Line Lexington; 14 grandchildren; and sister, Shirley Hurst, of Moosic.
She retired from Pinnacle as a CRNA but was most passionate about her medical missions to third world countries.
She was devoted to her family and friends, both in PA and The Villages, FL. She loved to entertain and lived her life to the fullest.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 1:00 PM Thursday, May 24, 2018 at St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church, 4000 Derry St., Harrisburg. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 12:00 PM Thursday until the time of the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Research for Interstitial Lung Disease at www.hopkinsmedicine.org
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