Sondag, Donna Jean

Donna Jean Sondag of Hiawatha, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at home, surrounded by her family after losing her battle with lung cancer. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Friday, May 3, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha by the Rev. Daniel Krueger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Private family burial will be at Oakland Cemetery in Solon.

Survivors include two children, Rick Sondag of Highlands Ranch, Colo. and Cathy (Rick) Andrews of Blairstown; two grandchildren, Anthony and Alexis Wintringer; stepgrandson, Ryan Andrews; brother, Guy (Marlene) Scalf of Frisco, Texas; brother-in-law, Steve (Jeanne) Sondag of Conroe, Texas; nephew, Elliott (Suzette) Sondag of Conroe, Texas; nephew, Wayne (Barb) Scalf of Frisco, Texas; nephew, Timm (Marianne) Scalf of The Netherlands; and nieces, Kim (Andrew) Campbell and Lynn Riley, both of Everton, Ark.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis; father, Edgar; mother, Arlene Campbell; and sister, Vesta Taylor.

Donna was born Oct. 14, 1937, the daughter of Edgar and Arlene (Kent) Scalf in Avon, Ill. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1956. On Feb. 7, 1959, she married Dennis Sondag at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Dennis passed away Aug. 6, 2009.

She was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church, Red Hat Society and Rebekah Lodge.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Donna's memory.

Please sign the online guest book for Donna at under obituaries.

Published in The Gazette April 30, 2013.