Patricia L. Donahue-Rogers

West Des Moines, Iowa

Patricia Donahue-Rogers, 71, passed away from this life on January 4, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, January 8, 2010 at Valley Evangelical Free Church, 4343 Fuller Rd. West Des Moines. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at McLaren’s Chapel, 801-19th Street, West Des Moines.

Patricia was born December 19, 1939 to Frank and Dorothy Donahue in West Des Moines. She graduated from Valley High School in 1957. Shortly after she married William Rogers and to this union seven children were born. Pat enjoyed many of the wonderful gifts this life had given her. She was very sociable and loved to experience new things. These last few years she was able to travel to many different places. Her personality was very special and she had many rare qualities that made her stand apart from the rest. She was a strong, independent and hardworking woman and raised her children to be the same. Patricia loved making memories, watching Dr. Oz, babies and poinsettias, but her greatest pride and joy was being with and talking about her family.

Patricia is survived by her sisters, Joann (Derald) Burgess of Omaha and Dorothy Campbell of Clive; brother, Michael Donahue of Arizona; her children, Mark (Julie) Rogers of Urbandale, Arminda Rogers of West Des Moines, Teresa (Scott) Witter of Mason City, Kathleen (Steve) Rogers of West Des Moines, William (Deanne) Rogers of Waukee and Amy (Adrian) Barrantes of West Des Moines. She also leaves her boys, Adam, Steve, Jonathon, Kyle, Cole (Karissa), Luke, Mark and Dillon; her granddollies, Allison, Audra, Valerie, Kristen (Landan) Alexandra, Christina, Brooke, Cassandra, Emily, Alyssa, Alivia and Sydney; her great-grandchildren, Kendrah, Rush, Samuel, Camden, Hayden, Lexton and Brycen; as well as two more, Charlie and Sophia on the way. She was preceded in death by her parents and daughter Elizabeth.

Mom, Grammy, Sis, we love you and will miss you!