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Donna Jean Doyle
DONNA JEAN DOYLE
Harpers Ferry
Donna Jean Doyle, 83, of Harpers Ferry, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021, following a short illness. She was born in Gays Mills, Wis., to Harold and Marie (Overboe) Natwick on May 1, 1938. Donna graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1956. She began her nursing career at General Hospital in Prairie du Chien and continued her nursing education at Winona Sate.
On July 28, 1956, Donna was united in marriage with James F. Doyle Sr. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in McGregor, Iowa. Three sons were born to this union, Jay, James Jr., (twins) and Timmi Jon. They made their home in Marquette, Iowa.
Surviving Donna are her son, James (Vivian) Doyle of Manchester, Iowa, and their children, Jackie, Bonnie and Grant; Jays's children, Jennifer, James and Rebecca; Timmi Jon's children, Nicholas, James, Mason, Aubrey and Lee; 11 great-grandchildren; one aunt, Naomi Anderson (NE); cousins, Robert, Gary and Conrad Overboe (MN); and nieces and nephews, Chris Baillie, Francis, Harold, Robert and Jeff Trumm (WI)
Donna was preceded in death by her parents; her only sister, Diane; her husband, James; and two sons, Jay and Timmi Jon.
Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m., with a 9 to 11 a.m. Visitation on Thursday, May 13, at Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service in McGregor, Iowa.
Burial will be at St. Pius Cherry Mound Cemetery, rural Harpers Ferry, Iowa.
Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service in McGregor, Iowa, is assisting the family with arrangements.
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