Marybeth McLees, 59, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa passed away, Sunday, November 17, 2019 at the Hospice House in Hiawatha, Iowa.

Friends and relatives of Marybeth may call from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, November 22, 2019 at Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade, Iowa, where a Rosary will be held at 4:30 p.m. Friends may also call after 9 a.m.,      Saturday, November 23, 2019 at the Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade, Iowa.

Services for Marybeth will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 23, 2019 at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Cascade, Iowa, with Rev. Douglas Loecke Presiding.  Burial will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Cascade, Iowa.

She was born November 26, 1959 in Dubuque, Iowa, daughter of Francis and Darlene (Schueller) McDonald. She is a 1978 graduate of Wahlert High School in Dubuque, Iowa.   She is also a graduate of Clarke College in Dubuque where she received her degree as a Registered Nurse.  On October 6, 1984 she was united in marriage to Timothy J. McLees at Resurrection Catholic Church in Dubuque, Iowa.  She was employed as a nurse at Gentiva in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Marybeth was a member of St. Matthews Parish in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

She is survived by her husband, Timothy McLees of Cedar Rapids, IA; three children, Nicholas McLees of Chicago, IL, Meghan (Miles) Wyatt, and their daughter Adrienne, and Eric McLees both of Cedar Rapids, IA; her parents, Francis and Darlene McDonald of Asbury, IA; her siblings, Sheila (Brian) Bales of Des Moines, IA, Colleen (Greg) Fitzpatrick of Dubuque, IA, Kevin (Connie) McDonald of Newhall, IA, Bryan (Sara) McDonald of Dubuque, IA.

She is preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Susan Kurt.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com

The family request charitable contributions in lieu of flowers in memory of Marybeth McLees be made to Brain Support Network, P.O. Box 7264, Menlo Park, CA 94026, brainsupportnetwork.org