Barnes, Donna (Stortz) 1929 - 2017

BARNES, STORTZ, SNELL, KIRCHMEYER, ERICKSON, FISHBAUGHER, PETERSON, KORKOWSKI

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 3/10/2017 at 17:35:24

Donna Barnes, age 87 of Harmony, MN died Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the Clara House in Harmony.

Donna was born July 23, 1929 in Cresco, Iowa to Frank and Mabel (Snell) Stortz. She graduated from the Harmony High School in 1947. Donna married Richard Barnes on July 18, 1948 at the State Line Methodist Church, rural Harmony. She worked at the Hardware Store in Harmony prior to being a caretaker at the Cardinal House in Harmony. Donna was an adult 4H Leader, active in the State Line Methodist Women's Organizations. Richard and Donna were members of the Fillmore County Cattleman's Association, in 1989 they received an award for Cattleman of the Year. She loved flowers, cooking, cardinals and to watch wrestling. The biggest joy in her life was her family.

Donna is survived by five children: Patricia (Raymond) Kirchmeyer, Donald (Julie) Barnes, Peggy (Richard) Erickson, Dennis (Renee) Barnes, Douglas (Elizabeth) Barnes; a daughter-in-law, Michelle Barnes; 18 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren and a sister, Kathryn Fishbaugher. Donna was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard; a son, David, a granddaughter, Emily Peterson, a grandson, Richard Barnes, a great-grandson, Matthew Korkowski and a brother, Francis Stortz.

Source: Lindstrom Funeral Home database

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