Ross, Donna (1935 - 2015)

ROSS, ARCHER, WELLMAN, LACY, RASMUSSEN, PURCELL, JELINECK

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/18/2015 at 12:45:00

Name of deceased: Donna Unine Ross

Aged: 80 yrs, 1 mo, 21 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Home, Harlan, IA

Born: Oct. 4, 1935; Grand Island, NE

Died: Nov. 25, 2015; Elm Crest Retirement Home, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Dec. 5, 2015; First Assembly of God, Harlan, IA. There was no burial.

Survived by: Children, Durinda Wellman of Harlan, IA, Russell Lacy of Council Bluffs, IA, and Helen Purcell of Harlan, IA; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; half-brothers, Carmie Ross, Jack Ross, Jerry Ross, and Tommy Ross; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Duran and Thelma (nee Archer) Ross; sister, Jolene Jelineck

Education: was raised by her paternal grandparents, George and Minnie Ross, in Grand Island, NE; graduated from high school there; she later studied nursing in Omaha, NE

Religious affiliation: member, First Assembly of God Church, Harlan, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Russell Lacy; 1951; Grand Island, NE (2) Stan Rasmussen; 1960; location not provided

Employment: began working with her step-mother at a nursing home in Grand Island, NE; she retired from nursing in 1971

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed reading, especially about the sea, Egypt, and King Tut

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com