Anderberg, Donna Mae (Mrs. Curtis) 1935-2020

ANDERBERG, JURRENS, HOING

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Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:36

Anderberg, Donna Mae Mrs. Curtis 1935-Oct 25, 2020 buried in Grace Hill Hawarden IA

From the Hawarden – Ireton Examiner paper of Nov 5, 2020

ALCESTER, SD—Donna Mae Anderberg, 85, Alcester, SD, died Oct. 25, 2020, at the Alcester Care & Rehab Center.

Donna Mae Jurrens was born Aug. 14, 1935, in Kimball, SD to Bernard and Mary (Hoing) Jurrens.

Memorial services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Wass Funeral Home in Alcester, SD, with Father David Roehrich officiating. Burial followed at Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden.

She married Keith Everett Merrick Jan. 20, 1953, in Hawarden. On Nov. 23, 1973, she married Curtis Dean Anderberg. Donna lived in Alcester most of her life. She worked at Custom Coils and Morningside Manor in Alcester and Truck Towne in Beresford.

She enjoyed gardening and loved to read, especially history books, and collecting Barbie dolls. Donna sewed Barbie clothes for many years and sold them at the craft fair in Alcester. She was a member of the Descendants of the Mayflower Society and a longtime member of St. Teresa Catholic Church in Beresford. Donna volunteered at the Alcester Care Center where she helped with Bingo, distributed communion with the Catholic residents.

Donna is survived by her daughters, Pamela Plazak (Mike) of Tampa, FL and JoAnne Sinkie (Jim) of Vermillion, SD; sons, Mark Merrick (Candace) and Mitch Merrick all of Alcester and Anthony Anderberg (Linda) of Hutchinson, MN; grandchildren, Tammy Plazak (Joe Andress) of Tampa, FL, Josh Plazak (Sarah) of Irmo, SC, Amber Sherman (Stan) of Dakota Dunes, SD, Christopher Sinkie (Megan) of Chico, CA, Luke Merrick of Coleman, SD, Matt Merrick (Kristin) of Tea, SD and Kaisha Merrick (Ben Pietsch) of Lisle, IL; great-grandchildren, Logan and Harper Andress, Rio and Iris Sinkie, Carley and Miles Merrick and Aiden Pietsch; and sister, Dolores Helma of Bismarck, ND.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Keith Merrick, Curtis Anderberg, her brother, Duane Jurrens; two sons, infant Adrian Anderberg and Kevin Merrick; an infant daughter, RaAnne Merrick; two grandchildren, Jeremy Lewis and Heather Plazak; and a daughter-in-law, Karla Merrick.