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Donna LaVonne (Marshall) Blight
Born: 9/16/1931
Died: 2/28/2023
Age: 91
Community: Bancroft, MI
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Donna LaVonne (Marshall) Blight
age 91, of Bancroft, MI passed away February 28th, 2023 at the Meadows of Caledonia Township. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, March 4th, 2023 at the First Congregational Church of Bancroft with Todd Evans officiating. Burial will follow at the Fremont Cemetery in Bancroft. The family will receive friends at Nelson House Funeral home on Friday, March 3rd, from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Donna was born September 16, 1931 in Flint, the daughter of Walter and Fern (Hyatt) Marshall. She married Norman J. Blight on August 7th, 1950 at Court Street Methodist Church in Flint. She lived in Clio from age 4 until she and Norman moved to Bancroft in 1960. After graduation from Clio High School, she attended Flint Comptometer Business School and worked at Buick Main Office on Hamilton Ave for five years before starting their family.
She and Norman enjoyed many happy years at their cottages in Iosco County and later wintered in Punta Gorda, Florida. Before Donna retired, she worked for her husband in their business, Blight Oil Company, for many years. She was a member of Monday Study Club and the First Congregational Church of Bancroft where in the past she was a trustee and church treasurer. She always enjoyed attending her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren’s activities.
Donna is survived by her children, Ann Blight of Traverse City, Gail (Jon) Love of Bancroft, Matthew (Sandy) Blight of Bancroft and Mary (Kelly) Buchholz of Owosso, grandchildren: Zach (Karen) DeYoung of Lake Linden, MI, Michaella DeYoung of Lansing, Katie (Chad) Chunko of Corunna, Brad (Kelly) Love of Coldwater, Jeff Blight (Emily Mosciski) & Ashley Blight of Bancroft, Justin (Abby) Buchholz & Evan Buchholz of Pontiac, great grandchildren: Isabella, Sophia & Case DeYoung, Claire, Olivia, Macie and Charlotte Chunko, and Eli, Ella and Easton Love.
She was predeceased by her husband, Norman Blight, her parents, Walter and Fern Marshall, her brother Robert (Bobby) Marshall, her sisters, Patricia Kammeraad, Phylis Conway, and her granddaughter Brittany Elizabeth Buchholz.
Memorial contributions are suggested to McLaren Hospice of Davison, First Congregational Church of Bancroft, and St. Jude’s.
The family would like to thank McLaren Hospice of Davison for their service as well as all of the staff at The Meadows of Owosso for their compassionate care for Donna during her stay.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at Nelson-House.com.
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3/3/2023 |
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4:00 PM |
| The family will receive friends at Nelson House Funeral home on Friday, March 3rd, from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm. |
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| Funeral Service |
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3/4/2023 |
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11:00 AM |
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First Congregational Church of Bancroft
217 S. Shiawassee Rd.
Bancroft, MI 48414Get a Map to this location...
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Todd Evans |
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