Marlene K. (Winter) Chamberlain, 84, of Dove Healthcare, Fennimore, WI, formerly of Scales Mound, IL, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at Dove Healthcare.

Family and friends may call from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 6^th at the Miller-Steinke Funeral Home in Scales Mound, IL. Burial will be at St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Centralia, IA.

Marlene was born on January 29, 1941in Scales Mound, the daughter of Michael and Marcella (Koester) Winter. She was a graduate of Scales Mound High School.

She was formerly employed as a customer service representative for Swiss Colony and Lands End. Marlene loved to read, enjoyed a good game of euchre and being outdoors.

Surviving is her son, Charles “Chuck” and (Marcie) Harwick of Monfort, WI, her six grandchildren, Chanel, Isabelle, Charles, Daniel, Augustus and Jona.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Michael and Marcella, her husband, Patrick J. McDonald, two sons, Patrick and Michael, and her siblings, Carol Hartung and Charles Winter.

The family wishes to thank the nurses and staff at Dove Healthcare for the care provided for their mother and grandmother.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.millerfhed.com©