Clara L. MacDonald

December 30, 1923 - November 17, 2019

Clara Ludwig MacDonald, 95, formerly of Rochester, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019, in the Beaver Healthcare and Rehab Center, Aliquippa. She was born December 30, 1923, in Rochester Twp., a daughter of the late Fred and Bertha Schwartz Ludwig. Clara was a retired Rochester High School Teacher, teaching from 1945 to 1962. She was a 1941 graduate of Rochester High School and received her B.A. Degree in Education from Geneva College in 1945. She was a member of the New Sewickley Presbyterian Church, and for most of her life had been a member of the former First United Presbyterian Church of Rochester. She was a member of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Clara enjoyed being invited to and attending various Rochester Class Reunions, especially the class of 1955. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard MacDonald in 2008; two sisters, Bertha Martin and Kathryn Quinet and four brothers, Harry, Ralph, Frederick and Clarence Ludwig She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, John H. and Tanya MacDonald of Hudson, Fla.; two grandchildren, Jessica MacDonald of Philadelphia and Jason MacDonald Bennett of San Francisco, Calif.; two nieces and one nephew, Margaret, ‘Maggie’ Cunningham of Bothell, Wash., Betty Hope Carter of Rome, Ga. and Jack Martin of Maple Shade, N.J. and several grandnephews and grandnieces. There will be no visitation. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Officiating will be her pastor, Reverend Dennis Burnett. Interment will be in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park. Arrangements by WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC., 349 Adams St., Rochester. Clara’s wishes were that in lieu of flowers, for everyone to please plant a tree in her memory.