Donna Lee (Clark) ROTHS WESSELS

WESSELS, CLARK, MILLS, ROTHS, HERGERT, BLUEMENSHEIN, SWOPE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/18/2008 at 09:54:31

07/15/2008
Belmond Independent, IA

Donna L. Wessels, 74, died June 29, 2008 at her home in Sunset, WA. An inurnment was held July 6 at Saint John Cemetery. Donna Lee was born in Sunset, WA on April 24, 1934 to Ruby Mills and John Clark. She was raised in Sunset by her grandparents, Horace and Leola Mills. She attended Saint John High School. Donna married Airman Franklin D. Roths and moved to Louisiana for a time, then to Iowa.  They had three children: Frank, Mike and Leanna Hergert. After Franklin's death Donna married Bernard E. Wessels, a native of Belmond. They moved to Sunset in 1973 and had one additional child, Lisa. Donna was a homemaker who enjoyed crocheting, crafting and reading. She and Bernie loved to camp and vacation in Iowa to visit family. Their shared fondness for adventure and travel led them to move to Prince of Wales Island in Alaska from 1986 to 1995. Many beloved memories were made there, including whale watching, fishing and experiencing life on a floating log camp. Bernie died August 17, 2002. Donna spent the remainder of her days in the Sunset home they had shared.

Survivors include children Frank (Maryann) Roths of Dallas, TX, Mike (Shari) Roths of Sunset, Lea (Gaylon) Hergert of St. John and Lisa (Tim) Bluemenshein of St. John; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister Lenore Swope of Ephrata, WA; brother-in- law Robert (Kathy) Wessels; sister-in-law Elaine Wessels; and nephew Duane (Barb) Wessels, all of Belmond.