Donna Garrelts

Donna Mae Earl Garrelts, 78, of Cozad, Nebraska, died May 1, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.

She was born April 15, 1937 in Overton, NE daughter of Doris and Francis Earl.

Donna married Bernard Garrelts on July 21, 1956. To this union were five children: Kyla, Kathy, Karen, Kevin, and Kanda.

Donna was involved in church and 4-H throughout the years. In later years she was in an Extension Club. Donna worked at many different jobs including: secretary, waitress, checker and also helped with the farming. Her kids and grandkids always came first. She never had an enemy and everyone she met she would give them a smile. While struggling at the end she would still give us a little smile. She fought a long hard battle with her illness and will be missed greatly by all that knew her.

Surviving are daughters, Kyla Huss, Kathy Garrelts, Karen (Steve) Barrett, Kanda (Rodger, Jr.) Earll, and Mark (Jamie) Poggendorf which she claimed as her own son, grandchildren Heather (Jason) Lybarger, Kori (Toby) Harm, Holly Barrett, Joe, Trent, Morgan Ostendorf, Isaac, Joshua, Seth, Hannah Albertson, Anna Poggendorf, great grandchildren Mariah, Addison and Gracie Harm, Damian Zerr, Desi Townsend, Clayton and Tristan Lybarger, and a very special friend Edna Long.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Kevin, brother David, father and mother-in-law Bill and Laura Garrelts and son in law Mike Huss.

Visitation will be held at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Gothenburg, Nebraska; Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm.

Services will be held at Church of Christ, 2117 Newell, Cozad, NE, May 6, 2015 at 11:00 am with Pastor James McCrickard officiating.

Interment will follow in the Gothenburg Cemetery, Gothenburg, Nebraska.

Memorials may be given to the Church of Christ, 2117 Newell, Cozad, NE 69130, First Presbyterian Church, 1020 Lake Ave, PO Box 194, Gothenburg, NE 69138 or  American Cancer Society Heartland Division, 9850 Nicholas, Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68114.