Lucy L. (King) McDonald

Lucy L McDonald, 97, a loving and spirited wife, mother, grandmother and resident of Kennebunk, Maine passed peacefully surrounded by her children on February 2, 2023. 

Born to Lea (Lil) King and (Andrew) Edgar King in August of 1925, she was one of ten children raised on the family dairy farm in Whippleville, NY. She is predeceased by siblings May Schneeberger, Ethel Gerowe, Francis King, Norman King, Oscar King, Marge Johnson, and Barbara McCormic, She is survived by two sisters Anna Marie Johnston and Eleanor Villandre. 

Lucy is preceded in death by her husband Erwin Allgauer of Brooklyn, NY. Married 33 wonderful years, they raised six children together. She is survived by John Allgauer and his wife Donna, Michael Allgauer and his wife Darlene, Karl Allgauer and his wife Evelyn, Catherine Grant and her husband Steven, Steven Allgauer and Theresa Curran and her husband Timothy. She has eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Lucy and Erwin kept themselves busy building a life they loved. Together they owned and operated Erwin’s Delicatessen in Brentwood, NY where Lucy became famous for her 25-pound batches of both German and American potato salad. As their children grew older, the family came together to build their beloved camp in Fish Creek, NY, ‘Allgauer’s Sans Souci’. For decades, Lucy would spend summers up at the camp taking in the serenity of the Adirondacks hosting family visits and celebrations. 

Lucy later remarried, spending nine years with John McDonald of Bay Shore, NY, enjoying many trips together before his passing. She also shared lots of laughs and created warm memories traveling parts of Europe with her sisters. 

Lucy was a dedicated nurse who started her career at the VA hospital in Tupper Lake, NY and continued her love of nursing at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore. After retiring from nursing, she volunteered for Catholic Charities at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Beverly Hills, Florida. There she founded Care Connection, a volunteer program, recruiting over 100 volunteers to assist those that needed respite help in her community. Due to its success, the program’s design was later modeled by the Archdiocese of Tampa St. Pete. She also developed a local activities program at her church for people with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

Her famous potato salad, German stollen , laugh, one liners, and signature “Lucy looks” will be missed by all. 

A viewing will be held Monday, February 6th from 4:00 to 7:00 at Johnson’s Funeral Home, 26 Market St., North Berwick, ME 03906. A Catholic Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, February 7th at 11:00 am, St. Martha’s Catholic Church, Kennebunk, ME 04043.  Burial service to take place at a later date. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic Charities @ https://www.ccdosp.org/donate/ or to Our Lady of Grace Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd, Beverly Hills, Fl 34465 for the Food Pantry or Feed the Homeless ministries (Indicate the ministry on the check).  Arrangements entrusted to the Johnson Funeral Home, North Berwick, ME.  Condolences and memories may be shared at www.JohnsonFuneralHomeME.com

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