Donna Ann Kruse

IN MEMORY OF
DONNA A. KRUSE

BORN
July 24, 1934
Sheldon, Iowa

PASSED AWAY
November 12, 2010
Sanborn, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Tuesday, November 16, 2010
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Sheldon, Iowa
Rev. Ronald Nelson ~ Officiating

Visitation will be after 3:00pm on Monday, November 15, 2010 with the family present from 5:00 – 7:00pm at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon.

MUSIC
“The Lord’s Prayer”
Soloist: Elizabeth Johnson
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
No. 779 Blue “On Eagles’ Wings”
No. 770 Blue “I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry”
No. 448 Green “Amazing Grace”
Organist: Susan Johnson

HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Granddaughters
Virginia DeBerry Elizabeth Johnson
Stephanie Madsen
CASKET BEARERS
Grandsons
Nathan Johnson Timothy Johnson
Mark Woelber Ben Woelber
Andrew Lundgren Paul Lundgren

FINAL RESTING PLACE
St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery ~ Sheldon, Iowa

Arrangements under the care of the
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home of Sheldon, Iowa

After the graveside service relatives and friends are invited to join
the family in the fellowship hall of the church.
DONNA A. KRUSE
Donna Ann Kruse, the daughter of Richard and Cleo (Loafman) Noack, was born July 24, 1934 in Sheldon, Iowa. She received her education in Sheldon. Donna’s mother passed away when she was 9 years old and she went to live with her grandparents, Martin and Elfrieda Loafman. She was united in marriage to Merlyn “Bud” Kruse on August 22, 1950 in Titonka, Iowa. After their marriage the couple made their home on the Floyd Crest Farms north of Sheldon where they lived and farmed until moving into Sheldon in 2004. Donna was a wife and a mother and in later years she worked at Children’s World, Hy-Vee and volunteered at East Elementary, listening to children read. In April of 2010, they moved to Fieldcrest Assisted Living in Sheldon. In September of 2010, Donna became a resident of the Prairie View Nursing Home in Sanborn. She passed away at Prairie View on Friday, November 12, 2010, reaching the age of 76 years, 3 months and 19 days.
She was a lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheldon, where she was baptized and confirmed. She was active in the church council, teaching Sunday School, Ladies Circle and the choir. She was also active in DAR and the Merry-Go-Round Club. She enjoyed playing cards and was an avid reader. Her main passion was taking care of Bud, her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and all that they did
Donna is survived by her husband of 60 years, Bud of Sanborn; and their four daughters, Susan Johnson of St. Cloud, Minnesota; Nancy and her husband, Wayne Woelber of Sheldon, Iowa; Mary and her husband, Lyle Lundgren of Orange City, Iowa and Lora Kruse of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; nine grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, a sister, Gladys and her husband, Bob Duckson of Burnsville, Minnesota; two aunts, Vida Driscoll of Viroqua, Wisconsin and Alice Loafman of San Jose, California; nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her grandparents.