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Donna Marie Stoddard
Born: 5/14/1932
Died: 4/19/2019
Age: 86
Community: Flushing, MI
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Donna Marie Stoddard, 86 of Flushing, Michigan went to be with her Lord on April 19th, 2019. Funeral services will be 12 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Rossell Funeral Home, beginning with an Order of the Eastern Star service. Burial will follow at Flushing Cemetery. A luncheon will be provided following the service at the Montrose Chapter of the Eastern Star located at 130 Parkway, Montrose, MI 48457. Visitation will be at the funeral home Thursday from 10:30 a.m. until the time of the service at noon. In lieu of flowers people can provide a memorial gift to support the Dolly Parton Imagination LIbrary of Ionia County. Make checks payable to Ionia ISD-DPIL. Checks can be sent to Ionia ISD, 2191 Harwood Road, Ionia MI 48846. The program provides a book a month to children birth to age five and Donna was a regular supporter of the program.
Donna was born on May 14th, 1932 to Harvey and Marie Stuckey of Burlington, Oklahoma. She attended a small school where she played every sport including half-court basketball. She was an accomplished pianist and played for many church and school functions in her youth. In 1952 she married Lloyd Stoddard who was stationed in the Air Force in Enid, Oklahoma. While in the service Lloyd and Donna spent 3 years in England, where she acquired a taste for tea. Upon returning to the states, they made their home in Flushing, Michigan on Lloyd’s family farm.
Donna enjoyed a long career with Flushing Community Schools, serving as the library clerk for Elms and Springview libraries. She enjoyed canning, baking, reading, giving piano lessons and watching the Pistons and Tigers play. Donna was an active member of the Order of the Easter Star in Flushing where she served as the organist. She loved music and although she could read music well, she really enjoyed hearing songs on the radio and running to her piano or organ to pick out the tune. One of her greatest joys as she got older was spending time with her cat, grandchildren, and eating hot fudge sundaes from Dairy Queen. Donna lived her final 3 years at Green Acres Retirement Facility in Greenville, Michigan, where she was welcomed and loved as family.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1992.
Survivors include her brother Max Stuckey and his wife Nancy of Burlington, Oklahoma; children Steve Stoddard of Flushing, Michigan, Cheryl Granzo and husband John of Belding, Michigan; grandchildren Allison Granzo and Leah and Drew Griffioen; and one greatgrandchild Landon that she called “baby-cakes”. |
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4/20/2019 |
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10:30 AM |
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4/25/2019 |
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12:00 PM |
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Rossell Funeral Home
307 E Main
Flushing, MI 48433Get a Map to this location...
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