Dee Sheriff-MacDonald

Dee Sheriff – MacDonald, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at the age of 80 years old. Born Darlene Catherine Sheriff in Covington, KY on November 30, 1943 to humble beginnings, Dee went on to lead an amazing and colorful life. She started out as a teacher, then was motivated to join the nursing profession due to the sudden death of her son, Stephen. During an extremely successful nursing career leading multiple departments in two separate hospitals, she attended Chase College of Law in the evenings. Dee completed her Juris Doctor degree in 1984 and went on to have a very successful legal career primarily defending doctors in malpractice cases. 

After retirement she took up oil painting and was prolific in her artistic endeavors. Dee was driven and excelled at everything she started; painting was no exception. Dee and her husband Mark loved traveling the world and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Dee cheated death several times over the years, and was able to enjoy life almost to the very end despite her serious final illness. She was preceded in death by her first husband, the late Charles Pieper and a son, the late Stephen X. Pieper. Dee is survived by her husband, Mark A. MacDonald; children, Christopher (Mary Lisa) Pieper and Anna Marie Pieper; grandchildren, Benjamin Pieper, Luke Pieper and Brandon (Carolyn) Brown; great-grandchildren, Burke and Clare Brown; sibling, Joseph Sheriff. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 24th from 4:00 pm until time of service at 6:00 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church 326 Madison Ave. Covington, KY 41011. The interment will be Wednesday morning, September 25th at 11:00 am at St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Sympathy may be expressed by a memorial contribution to the church or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Pl. Memphis, TN 38105