Donna attended school in Decatur and along with husband, Jack, they raised their four children, who all graduated from Decatur High School.
Donna lived her entire life in Decatur other than a few years that were spent in Ida Grove, Iowa and Lyons, Nebraska, shortly after marrying Michael John Jack Doll on May 12, 1934, in Neligh, Nebraska. Donna worked as bookkeeper for the family business, Dolls Service and DD Parts. She was a life-long member of the United Methodist Church in Decatur and was a member of VFW Auxiliary. She also served many years on the city election board. She enjoyed gardening, bird watching, hosting family get-to-gathers, reading, and had a passion for writing. The legacy she gave her children was her example of being a good parent and loving unconditionally.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John Jack February 18, 1997; two sons, Terry Lee and John Jr.; great granddaughter, Gina Marie Quick; great-great grandson, Gavin Wolsmann; six sisters and five brothers in birth order, Freda (Lee) Donohoe, Eva Mary (Jim) Sanders, Irene ( Bill) Andersen, Marie (Lawrence) Anderson, Vern Peter (Loretta) Stafford, Leo (Golda) Stafford, Francis Stafford, Helen (Wayne) Pyle, Alvin Stafford, Ruth Evelyn (Jack) Dimmick, Carrol LeRoy Jack (June) Stafford. Survivors include her three daughters and son, Leah (Francis) Quick of Blair, NE, Jackie (David) Stanford of Bristow, OK, Mike (Carole Shald) Doll of Hornick, IA, Angie (Randy) Archer of Sioux City, IA; 11 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; 16 great-great grandchildren. Friends and Family will father to honor her memory at A CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE Monday, August 27, 2012, 10:30 am at the United Methodist Church in Decatur, Nebraska.