Catherine Jean McInerney

January 26, 1926 - August 7, 2017

Catherine “Jean” McInerney died peacefully at home on August 7, surrounded by her family, listening to her favorite music and ready to resume dancing with her beloved Mac. Jean was born January 6, 1926, to John and Irma Hafford and except for a few happy months spent in La Jolla, California, lived her entire life in Benicia. She attended St. Catherine’s Academy, Benicia High School, and Berkeley Business College before marrying Harvey McInerney on January 27, 1945. Jean was a lifelong, devoted member of St. Dominic Catholic Parish and participated in several Church activities throughout her life including daily Mass, Rosary, Adoration and Y.L.I. Jean raised her eight children with love and patience and extended that devotion to her 12 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. She never met a baby she didn’t love instantly and absolutely. Jean’s life was built around her strong faith and love for her family. She always had a smile and kind word for those who knew her and was known and loved for her warm laugh and kind heart. Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey J. McInerney, sons Jimmy and Kevin McInerney, grandson, Michael McInerney, her brother, James Hafford, and sister-in-law, Helen “Betty” Hafford. Jean is survived by her daughters, Maureen McInerney, O.P., Francie McInerney MacMillan, Kathleen McInerney Olson, Erin (Jim) Ireland, and Michelle (Glen) Quintos; her son, Terry (Kim) McInerney; niece, Lynn Halseth; grandchildren, Robert (Rachel) and Danny McInerney, Catherine MacMillan, Summer (Bryan) Stubblefield, Kellyn and Erik Knight, and Christian McInerney, Jack Ireland, Patrick, Gracie and Cole Quintos; great grandchildren, Michaela, Jaiden and James McInerney, Cameron McInerney, and Flynn, Sawyer & Hanna Stubblefield. Visitation will be after 3:00pm on Friday, August 11 at Passalacqua Funeral Chapel, 901 West 2nd Street, Benicia. The vigil will follow at 7:00pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, August 11, at 11:00am at St. Dominic Catholic Church at 475 East I. Street in Benicia. Burial will be at St. Dominic Cemetery. Donations may be made in Jean’s honor to the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, St. Dominic School or Church, or St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School.