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Donna Ruth (Winn) Blackwell
Donna Ruth (Winn) Blackwell
Cedar Rapids
Donna Ruth Blackwell, 81, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2024, surrounded by her family at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. A visitation will be held on Monday, November 11, 2024, at 10:00 am at the New City Church followed by a Celebration of Life beginning at 11:30 am.
Donna was born in Massena, Iowa, on March 8, 1943, to Claude and Gail (Hoyt) Ellis. On March 3, 1961, she married Donald Winn in Tucson, Arizona. She worked many years at Rockwell Goss in Cedar Rapids until Goss closed in 2002. She then worked at Pearson Education until her retirement.
Those left behind to cherish her memory are her children, Julie (James) Cruise, Stacy Winn, and Nancy (Keith) True, along with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, her brother Davis (Sharon) Ellis, and her cherished dog Maggie, who was always by her side.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Donald, infant son Randy, daughter Christine Lerch, and brothers Denny and Don.
The family would like to thank the staff at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy for their compassionate, loving care that was extended to Donna.
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