Debra Ann McDaniel Querio

Debra Ann McDaniel Allen Querio, 56, of Otter Creek, Florida, passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. She was born in North Kansas City, MO on June 10, 1960. The family lived several years in Missouri and Kansas before returning to Iron Mountain in 1968. Debra graduated from Kingsford High School, married and moved to Little Suamico, WI, where she raised her two children. While living in WI, she worked at the Hyway Restaurant fifteen years and received her Realtors license. She also had a small restaurant and ice cream shop with her husband Tim for a few years in Krakow, WI, before making the final move to Florida. Debra worked at Hungry Howie’s Bubba Q’s and Love’s before getting her job of a lifetime as Ministry Assistant for the Harmony Baptist Association. This is the position she held at the time of her death in a house fire on Feb. 19, 2017. Debbie was a member of first Baptist Church of Cedar Key, Florida and was employed as the Ministry Assistant for the Harmony Baptist Association. She was an active volunteer with the Shoebox Ministry of Operation Christmas Child and always looked forward to the annual mission trip to Tennessee to participate in Christmas for the Children program. Previously, she and Tim had been active volunteers in Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. She is survived by her husband of 23 years, Harold T. “Tim” Querio; her mother, Mary Lou (Richard) Neuens of Apache Junction, Ariz. and father, J.C. (Sandra) McDaniel of Paola, Kan.; her son, Jim (Sandy Cooper) Allen of Hartford, WI; daughter, Tyler (Craig Georgel) Allen of Green Bay, Wisc.; step-sons Jarred (Liz) Querio of Sheboygan Falls, Wisc. and Joshua Querio of Iron Mountain; brother, Douglas (Tammy) McDaniel of Kingsford; sister, Denise (James) Fisher of Kingsford; mother and father-in-law, Judi and Bernard Querio of Iron Mountain.; brothers-in-law, David (Valory) Querio of Arizona and Steve (Nicole) Querio of Wisconsin; eight grandchildren, Lydia Allen, Logan LaClair, Cooper Georgel, Alexandra and Lilian Cooper, Destani, Holden Querio, Madison Querio; nieces, Brittany(Matt Sorenson) McDaniel, Amanda McDaniel and Godchild, Audrey (Quinn) Cretton; aunts, uncles and cousins. Debra was preceded in death by grandparents, William and Mary Bates, Clifford and Ruby McDaniel, several aunts, uncles and cousins. Visitation will be held on Thursday May 11th from 10:00am-11:30am at First Methodist Church of Iron Mountain. A memorial services celebrating her life will follow at 11:30am at the church. Rev. Walter Riechle will officiate. Burial will be in Iron Mountain Cemetery Park. Condolences to the family of Debra Querio may be expressed online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

Debra Ann McDaniel Querio

June 10, 1960 - February 19, 2017