Donna Mae Flom age 92 of Hartington, Nebraska died on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Park View Haven Nursing Home in Coleridge, Nebraska.
Funeral services will be on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hartington with the Rev. Amanda Talley officiating. Burial will be at Lawn Ridge cemetery in Coleridge following the luncheon. Visitation will be on Monday from 6-8:00 p.m. at the Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington and will continue on Tuesday, at church, one hour prior to services. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington.
Pallbearers will be Xander Wilson, Aaron Cordell, Elijah Horn, Brielle Horn, Corey Brodersen, Justin Brodersen, Kevin Schindler
Honorary pallbearers will be Hunter Wilson, Joshua Cordell, Kyler Wilson, Arthur Wilson.
Donna Mae was born on May 14, 1930 in Hartington to Ernest Anton and Alice Esther (Lentz) Brodersen. She attended Rock Hill country school until the 8
th grade and graduated from Hartington High School in 1947. She attended Wayne State College and taught Country School for several years. Donna Mae married Harold Cornelius Flom on May 25, 1952 in Coleridge, Nebraska. She followed Harold through his service in the Army in Alaska. It was here that their first child Susan was born. Two more children were born, Sharol and Kirk. Harold and Donna moved to the Coleridge area in 1954, where they lived and farmed until Harold’s death on 02/16/1985. In 1986 Donna moved to Hartington. In July of 2021 Donna moved to Park View Haven Nursing Home in Coleridge.
Donna belonged to Trinity Lutheran Church and was a volunteer at the Senior Center and at Head Start. Donna quilted and made many quilts over the years for her family members. Her grandchildren will always remember her lime Jell-O with pears and having ice cream, carmel corn and those wonderful roasts she made. They also will remember her “Donna face” ha.
Donna is survived by her daughter Susan Wilson of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa; granddaughter Shanna (Jarvis) Horn of Blue Springs, MO; grandson David (Megan) Wilson of Jesup, GA; seven grandchildren; three great great-granddaughters; four siblings Barb Schindler of Sioux City, IA, Roger (Pat) Brodersen of Hartington, Judy (Greg) Dirckx of Cannon Falls, MN; Bob (Jean) Brodersen of South Sioux City, NE.
Donna was preceded in death by her parents Ernest and Alice Brodersen, Husband Harold, daughter Sharol Flom, son Kirk Flom; a brother Allen (Wilma) Brodersen; and brother-in-law William Schindler.
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