IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Donna Wilmot
Witcombe Gadke
July 27, 1927 – March 17, 2017
Obituary
DONNA WILMOT WITCOMBE GADKE, 89, of Waterloo, Iowa and formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, March 17, 2017 at Pinnacle Specialty Care in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Tom Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. Public visitation with the family present will be on Wednesday from 12 noon until service time at the Boothby Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com
She was born July 27, 1927 in Storm Lake, Iowa, the daughter of Phillip and Luella (Witter) Wilmot. Donna graduated from Washington High School in Cherokee, Iowa with the Class of 1944 at the age of 16. She also earned a degree in Business Administration from Hawkeye Technical College in Waterloo.
She married Paul L. Witcombe on March 16, 1945 at the Church of Christ in Cherokee, Iowa. Three children were born to this union, Marilee, Gary and Teresa. Paul preceded her in death on April 7, 1967. Donna married Charles "Chuck" Gadke on December 13, 1975 at River's Edge Church of Christ in Waterloo. They traveled and were members of the National Railroad Campers Association. He preceded her in death on July 13, 1985.
Donna was a consummate mother and homemaker. For several years she worked as a bookkeeper for Sam Annis and participated in the Ground Observer Coop in Waterloo. Donna was a charter member of River's Edge Church of Christ, a member of the PTA at Lincoln School and the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed camping, traveling, baking, sewing, quilting and crocheting.
Survivors include 3 children, Marilee (Donald) Spielberger of Greenwood, IN, Gary (Linda) Witcombe of Cedar Falls, IA and Teresa "Terry" (Dave) Galbraith, of Elk Run Heights, IA; 6 loving grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Alma Jean Leonard of Cherokee, IA and Delia Clayton of Pleasantville, IA; and a brother, Dale Wilmot of Raytown, MO.
She was preceded in death by her husbands; 2 brothers, Dean Wilmot and Allen Wilmot and a grandson, Cory Witcombe.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Tom Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. Public visitation with the family present will be on Wednesday from 12 noon until service time at the Boothby Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com
She was born July 27, 1927 in Storm Lake, Iowa, the daughter of Phillip and Luella (Witter) Wilmot. Donna graduated from Washington High School in Cherokee, Iowa with the Class of 1944 at the age of 16. She also earned a degree in Business Administration from Hawkeye Technical College in Waterloo.
She married Paul L. Witcombe on March 16, 1945 at the Church of Christ in Cherokee, Iowa. Three children were born to this union, Marilee, Gary and Teresa. Paul preceded her in death on April 7, 1967. Donna married Charles "Chuck" Gadke on December 13, 1975 at River's Edge Church of Christ in Waterloo. They traveled and were members of the National Railroad Campers Association. He preceded her in death on July 13, 1985.
Donna was a consummate mother and homemaker. For several years she worked as a bookkeeper for Sam Annis and participated in the Ground Observer Coop in Waterloo. Donna was a charter member of River's Edge Church of Christ, a member of the PTA at Lincoln School and the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed camping, traveling, baking, sewing, quilting and crocheting.
Survivors include 3 children, Marilee (Donald) Spielberger of Greenwood, IN, Gary (Linda) Witcombe of Cedar Falls, IA and Teresa "Terry" (Dave) Galbraith, of Elk Run Heights, IA; 6 loving grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Alma Jean Leonard of Cherokee, IA and Delia Clayton of Pleasantville, IA; and a brother, Dale Wilmot of Raytown, MO.
She was preceded in death by her husbands; 2 brothers, Dean Wilmot and Allen Wilmot and a grandson, Cory Witcombe.
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