Burdick, Donna Jean (Walker) (1944 – 2044)

BURDICK, WALKER, BRANDT, FORCE, HIELEN, MCCUMBER, PETERSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/22/2024 at 16:31:54

Name of deceased: Donna Jean Burdick (nee Walker)

Aged: 79 yrs, 10 mo, 26 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: May 11, 1944; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: April 6, 2024; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, April 11, 2024; First Baptist Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Husband of 52 years, Jim Burdick of Harlan, IA; siblings, Dee (spouse, Gary) Brandt of Harlan, IA, LaVonne Force of Harlan, IA, Linda (spouse, Dennis) Hielen of Shenandoah, IA, and Mary (spouse, Rodney) McCumber of Newton, IA; sister-in-law, Marcia Walker of Harlan, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Lyle Walker and Myrtle M. (nee Peterson) Walker; brother, Lyle Walker; niece, Amy Walker; brother-in-law, Dave Force

Education: Attended country school in Shelby County and graduated from Harlan (IA) High School, Class of 1962

Religious affiliation: Baptist

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Jim Burdick; Nov. 27, 1971; First Baptist Church, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Employment: Worked in several Harlan stores, her favorite being the bakery

Hobbies/Interests: After their marriage, they moved to Bethesda, MD and served their faith by providing night-time accommodations for parents of patients at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda. After NIH built their own night-time quarters, Donna continued with her daycare. In Nov. 2013, they retired and moved back to Harlan, IA.

Sources: pauleyjones.com