Brenna Davidson

DAVIDSON, HOFFMAN, PERSELLIN, FRIEDMAN, COLLINGWOOD, SALE

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 8/28/2012 at 10:40:28

Brenna Davidson, 73, of Iowa City died peacefully at her summer home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Tuesday, August 21, 2012.

Funeral Services will be held at 10 am, Sunday, August 26th at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with Rabbi Jeff Portman officiating. Burial will be at Agudas Achim Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Agudas Achim Congregation or Iowa City Hospice. Arrangements are with Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service.

Brenna was born January 10, 1939 in Fargo, North Dakota, the daughter of James and Bessie Hoffman Persellin. She was a graduate of the University of Iowa, where she received her degree in Dental Hygiene. On June 28, 1959 Brenna married Arnold Davidson in Fargo.

For 35 years Brenna was the co-owner of The White House, an Iowa City baby and maternity clothing store.

Brenna was a member of Agudas Achim Congregation and its Sisterhood. She volunteered with Iowa City Hospice and The American Cancer Society.

Brenna is survived by their five children and eleven grandchildren, Jim (Dena) Davidson of Calabasas, CA and their children Jacob, Alec and Dani; Linda Friedman of Tucson, AZ and her children Adam, Jared and Ellie; Deborah Collingwood of Tucson, AZ and her daughter Hannah, Scott (Jody) Davidson of Clearwater, FL and their children Alyssa and Zoe; and Rebecca (James) Sale of Pasadena, CA and their children Addison and Emma; two brothers, Donald (Sarah) Persellin, of Tucson, AZ and Robert (Diane) Persellin of San Antonio, TX; numerous nieces and nephews.

Brenna was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and brother, Edward Persellin.