Angela LeAnne (Orr) O’Donnell (2011)

O’DONNELL, ORR

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Gunderson Funeral and Cremation Care
5203 Monona Dr.
Monona, WI 53716

March 8, 1962 - October 23, 2011

Angela LeAnne “Angie” (Orr) O’Donnell, age 49, wife of Raymond Lawrence “Larry” O’Donnell, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, after a long and courageous battle with ovarian cancer in the presence of her family at Agrace HospiceCare in Madison.

Angie was born on March 8, 1962, at William Beaumont Hospital, El Paso, Texas, to Paul Robert and Judith Ann Orr. She graduated from Burlington High School, Burlington, Iowa, in 1980, and attended the University of Iowa before pursuing a retail management career. She was married on June 28, 1986, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. West Burlington, Iowa.

Angie was always an enthusiastic competitor; in gymnastics as a youth and in college, and a diver and cheerleader in high school. She loved children and taught them from the time she was 12 years old. She found her niche in swimming first in St. Cloud, Minn. as a member of the board of directors for the St. Cloud Swim Team and swimming official, then later in McFarland, where she served as an age group coach and head coach for the McFarland Spartan Sharks. She was awarded the Wisconsin Age Group Coach of the year twice during her tenure. Angie leaves behind many swimmers she coached who she also considered “her kids."

Angie is survived by her husband; three sons, Derrick Lawrence, Brandon Paul and Ryan Cameron of McFarland and Madison; her parents of Burlington, Iowa; two brothers, Paul Robert Orr II of St. Louis, Mo., and Jeffrey Cameron Orr of Hermosa Beach, Calif.; two nephews, Cameron Louis Orr and Dyton Joseph Orr of Hermosa Beach, Calif.; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at MCFARLAND LUTHERAN CHURCH, 5529 Marsh Road, McFarland, at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Cremains will be placed at a later date at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa and Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Iowa. Visitation will be held at the church on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and also from 9:30 until the time of the service on Friday.

A scholarship fund will be established in Angie’s name with the McFarland Education Foundation, % McFarland School District, 5101 Farwell St., McFarland WI 53558, Att: Angie O’Donnell Scholarship.

Cemetery: Cremains will be placed at a later date at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa and Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Iowa.
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Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
Tuesday, October 25, 2011, page 5B

Angela LeAnne "Angie" (Orr) O'Donnell, age 49, formerly of Des Moines, Iowa, wife of Raymond Lawrence "Larry" O'Donnell, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2011, after a long and courageous battle with ovarian cancer in the presence of her family at Agrace HospiceCare in Madison.

Online condolences and a complete obituary with visitation and service times may be found at gundersonfh.com.

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