McLaskey, Francis 'Mac' E.

Francis “Mac” E. McLaskey, 66, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, April 28, 2012, at the VA Health Care System in Iowa City. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling St. SW, and an hour before services Saturday at the church.

Francis was born Jan. 5, 1946, in North Conway, N.H., the son of Lloyd and Bertha May (Pike) McLaskey. He married Judith Ann Benesh on Sept. 19, 1970, in Biddeford, Maine. Mac served in the United States Army and Marine Corps for over seven years. Mac was an equipment mechanic for the City of Cedar Rapids at Water Pollution Control for many years. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, Roughrider hockey games, NASCAR, going to the casino and the time spent with his family. Mac was very involved with the Disabled American Veterans (DAV). He was also a member of Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church, the Purple Heart, Fairfax American Legion and the Cedar Rapids VFW.

Mac is survived by his wife, Judy; daughters, Lori McLaskey, Melissa (Danny) Pierce and Tammy McLaskey, all of Cedar Rapids; sons, Jeffrey (Tina) McLaskey and Jeremy McLaskey, both of Coralville; five grandchildren, Danielle and Justin Pierce and Zohrae, Jonas and Jack McLaskey; brothers, Lloyd McLaskey Jr., Maurice McLaskey, Carroll McLaskey, Clayton (Jane) McLaskey, Randy McInnis and Colin McLaskey; sisters, Faye Derrow and Viriginia (Kenneth) Waterhouse, all of Maine, LoLita (Clarence) Sheats of Virginia, and Anita Applegate of Michigan; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry McLaskey.

Memorials may be directed to Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church, Camp Wyoming or DAV Chapter 10 Transportation Fund.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at.

Published in The Gazette May 3, 2012.