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Gretchen McDonald Obituary
Gretchen McDonald, 74, of Houston, Texas, and formerly of North Baltimore, died Saturday, August 30, 2025, at Houston Methodist, The Woodlands.
Her funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 11, 2025, at SMITH-CRATES FUNERAL HOME, North Baltimore, where visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. prior to service.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.smithcrates.com.
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Linda (Spence) Yunker
October 7, 2025
This saddens me so much. Gretchen was such a dear friend . It was truly a pleasure to be part of your parents wedding, Molly. Gretchen was an amazing person and friend. She will be missed by us all.
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