Obituaries

			    Donna Gabhart

Service:
Saturday, October 23, 2004
11:00 AM
Graveside Memorial Services
North Grove Cemetery
Hastings, IA 51540
	
Donna Lee Gabhart, the eldest of three children of Harold and Eleanor
Scott, was born on July 30, 1933 at her parent's home in Hastings,
Iowa. Donna grew up in the area and attended Hastings Elementary
School and Hastings High School where she graduated in 1949. Following
high school, Donna attended a local business college in Council
Bluffs, Iowa.

Donna was raised on the Scott farm along with her two brothers, John
Edward (deceased) and Bert Lee, who resides in Omaha, Nebraska. She
continued to live and work in the Midwest until she moved to Orlando,
Florida in 1975. Donna leaves four daughters, Karen, Susan, Diane, and
Lisa. Through all the hard and difficult times the family went through
Donna worked hard to support them in every way. Donna was widowed in
1983. After her family was raised she continued to work in the tax
preparation field, as well as becoming an election official for the
state of Florida. She was continuing to take educational classes for
the tax preparation field up until the time of her death. She enjoyed
going to the movies, eating out, working crossword puzzles, going to
the mountains, and traveling to the Midwest and west coast to visit
her family. She was a proud grandmother of six.

Donna died from complications of a massive stroke suffered a few days
earlier. She died at the Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando,
FL on September 20, 2004, at the age of 71 years, 2 months, and 21
days. All of her daughters were present at her passing. She was
preceded in death by her parents, husband Earl Gabhart (1983); and
brother John Edward Scott (2001). A gathering in her memory was held
at the home of Diane and Ron Hawes of Oviedo, Florida. Many friends
came to express their appreciation of her friendship and sadness at
her unexpected passing.

She is survived by her daughters Karen Ann Cooper, Susan Christine
Jones and her husband Patrick Ray Jones, Diane Lynn Hawes and her
husband Ron Hawes, and Lisa Kay Gabhart; 6 grandchildren; other
relatives and many friends.

Memorial contributions may be made to The American Red Cross: Florida
Disaster Relief Fund or the North Grove Cemetery Society.



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