Jacqueline Marie (Landeis) McMahon , 94, of Grand Forks, ND passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at her home in Grand Forks.

Jacqueline was the first born to Jack and Angeline (Kadlec) Landeis on September 2, 1929, in Mandan, North Dakota.  When Jacqueline was five years old her family moved to Pisek, ND where she attended a country school for first and second grade.  Her family then moved to their farmstead in Orr, ND.  When Jacqueline was in fourth grade she went to live with a family in New Richmond, WI where she continued her education until graduation from high school.  Upon graduation she returned to Orr, ND to the family farm and helped her parents with her siblings.

Jacqueline met her true love, Judd McMahon at a dance at Bachelors Grove.  They married at St. Marks Catholic Church in Pisek, ND on June 14, 1948.  Jacqueline and Judd lived on the McMahon farmstead where Judd farmed, and Jacqueline raised their five children.

Jacqueline was an avid gardener, both vegetable and flowers, her summers were busy gardening, canning, serving meals to hired hands in the field and at the kitchen table.  When Jacqueline wasn't in the kitchen, she would spend her days at their lake home fishing and relaxing.  Jacqueline would spend her winter months at the bowling alley, she was a lefty but bowled right-handed and was an excellent bowler.

Jacqueline was also the secretary for the Merry Niters Homemaker Club for over 40 years until the club disbanded in 2018.  Jacqueline loved to keep busy, she worked at the Larimore Flower Shop where she found her true niche of designing floral bouquets and floral arrangements for all occasions.

After all the children left the nest, Judd and Jacqueline moved to Larimore, ND due to Judd's failing health.  After the move, Jacqueline continued her gardening, canning, baking and was able to help chauffeur her grandchildren in a pinch.  She continued to develop more hobbies of bird watching and walking.

Judd passed away in November 1988.  After his passing, Jacqueline moved to Grand Forks, ND and began her career as a volunteer.  She was a volunteer at the Grand Forks Sheriff Department for 12 years and the Grand Forks Mission where she would bake the monthly birthday cakes and crafting at the Myra Museum.  Jacqueline was best known for her wonderful cooking and baking and her famous potato salad, buttermilk brownies and homemade buns.

Jacqueline is survived by a brother, Joesph (Fran) Landeis, sisters-in-law, Evelyn Landis and Gayle Landeis; children, Marilyn Picket, Vicki (Blair) Dawes, Jon (Karen) McMahon, Kelly Sander and son-in-law, Ricky Rawson; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Jacqueline is proceeded in death by her husband, Judd McMahon; her parents, Jack and Angeline Landeis; siblings, Robert and spouse, Carol Landeis, Phillip Landis, Marvin and spouse, Karen Landeis, AJ Landeis, and Yvonne and spouse, Dean Frost; a daughter, Peg Rawson; grandchildren, Dayviene Wolfe, Courtney Dahlen and Conner Sander.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Bellevue Cemetery, P.O. Box 148 Larimore, ND 58251 or Larimore Ambulance, P.O. Box 766 Larimore, ND 58251

Mass of Christian Burial: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Holy Family Catholic Church, Grand Forks, ND.
Visitation: One hour prior to the liturgy in the church on Saturday.
Burial: In the spring of 2024, at Bellevue Cemetery, Larimore, ND.