Services will be private for Donna Mae Gottwald, age 84, of Sartell. She passed away in the late evening of Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Country Manor Nursing and Rehab Center in Sartell. Arrangements are being made with Miller-Carlin Funeral Home, St. Cloud.Donna was born on March 27, 1929 to John and Elsie (Dittmer) Wiese in Ida County, IA. She grew-up in Iowa with her four siblings and graduated from their local high school. Donna married Luane Henderson on December 12, 1948 and they had three children together. She moved to central Minnesota in 1980. Donna worked for Nahan Printing, in Quality Control, for fifteen years before retiring in 1995. She was a member of the Eagle’s Ladies Auxiliary Post 621 and the Salem Lutheran Church in St. Cloud.Donna is survived by her children Lanny (Deb) Henderson, Sioux City, IA; Cathy (Craig) Reed, Meriden, IA; and Kevin (Nancy) Henderson, Sartell, MN; her sisters Dorothy Dutler, IA; Beverly Rusch, FL; Shirley Heilman, NM; seven grandchildren; and many friends.She is preceded in death by her parents John and Elsie Weise; her brother Clifford Wiese; and her sister Winola Wienert.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this difficult time. Aunt Donna was a wonderful person
Take Care and God Bless
Our hearts hurt for your loss of her here on earth but she will always be with you … now and forever. God Bless
Lanny, Cathy, Kevin – I am so very sorry to hear of your Moms passing. She was a good Mom and a good friend. I have many fond memories of the coffee sessions and the good times. Your Mom was a cousin to my Mom and when I told Mom about Donna, she got tears.
Please accept my sincere sympathy.