DONALD, Veda S. 1916-2005

DONALD, RUSSELL, SEATON

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 3/2/2009 at 12:31:25

Veda S. (Seaton) Donald

OSAGE, IOWA — Veda S. Donald, age 88, of Osage, died Saturday (Aug. 20, 2005) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Osage Cemetery in Osage with Rev. Dennis Hanson officiating. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage.

Veda was born Dec. 13, 1916, on a farm near Osage, she was the daughter of Roy and Hazel (Russell) Seaton. Veda attended Osage schools and graduated from high school in 1934.

She was united in marriage to Verl C. Donald on Aug. 25, 1936. They had one daughter. Verl was a teacher and coach. The couple lived in Melvin, Rockwell, Floyd, and Plainfield, before retiring to Osage in 1979. She started the school lunch program in Floyd and headed the program in Plainfield, after they moved there. Veda was a member of Eastern Star, an avid bridge player, and had a passion for reading.

Veda is survived by one brother, Dean Seaton of Osage; one daughter, Phoebe Snittjer and her husband, Charlie, of Marietta, Ga.; one granddaughter, Melissa Gerace of Marietta, Ga.; and two great-grandchildren, Joseph and Mia Gerace of Marietta, Ga.

She is preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Edwin Seaton; and her husband, Verl C. Donald on May 14, 1989.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.

[Globe Gazette - Aug. 22, 2005]