Donna Mae Flom

Donna Flom

HARTINGTON — Donna Mae Flom, 92, Hartington, died Oct. 20, 2022, at Park View Haven Nursing Home, Coleridge.

Funeral services were Oct. 25 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hartington, with the Rev. Amanda Talley officiating.

Burial was at Lawn Ridge Cemetery, Coleridge, following the luncheon.

Pallbearers were Xander Wilson, Aaron Cordell, Elijah Horn, Brielle Horn, Corey Brodersen, Justin Brodersen and Kevin Schindler.

Honorary pallbearers were Hunter Wilson, Joshua Cordell, Kyler Wilson and Arthur Wilson.

Visitation was Monday at the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington, and continued Tuesday, at church, one hour prior to services. Arrangements were under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home, Harington.

Donna Mae was born May 14, 1930, in Hartington, to Ernest Anton and Alice Esther (Lentz) Brodersen. She attended Rock Hill country school until the eighth grade and graduated from Hartington High School in 1947. She attended Wayne State College and taught country school for several years. Donna Mae married Harold Cornelius Flom May 25, 1952, in Coleridge. She followed Harold through his service in the Army in Alaska. It was here that their first child, Susan, was born. Two more children were born, Sharol and Kirk. Harold and Donna moved to the Coleridge area in 1954, where they lived and farmed until Harold’s death Feb. 16, 1985. In 1986, Donna moved to Hartington. In July of 2021, Donna moved to Park View Haven Nursing Home, Coleridge.

Donna belonged to Trinity Lutheran Church and was a volunteer at the Senior Center and at Head Start. Donna quilted, and made many quilts over the years for her family members. Her grandchildren will always remember her lime Jell-O with pears and having ice cream, carmel corn and those wonderful roasts she made. They also will remember her “Donna face.”

Donna is survived by her daughter, Susan Wilson, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa; granddaughter, Shanna (Jarvis) Horn, Blue Springs, Mo.; grandson, David (Megan) Wilson, Jesup, Ga.; seven grandchildren; three great-granddaughters; four siblings, Barb Schindler, Sioux City, Iowa; Roger (Pat) Brodersen, Hartington; and Judy (Greg) Dirckx, Cannon Falls, Minn.; Bob (Jean) Brodersen, South Sioux City.

Donna was preceded in death by her parents Ernest and Alice Brodersen; husband, Harold; daughter, Sharol Flom; son, Kirk Flom; a brother, Allen (Wilma) Brodersen; and brother-in-law William Schindler.