Donna was a cook at Dupo High School for many years and was a member of Jerome Lane Baptist Church in Cahokia, IL. She enjoyed scrapbooking, making ceramics, traveling, tending to her flower garden, teaching Sunday School and Vacation Bible School (VBS), and sharing the Gospel. Most of all, she loved and cherished spending time with her grandchildren.
Donna is preceded in death by her parents, Clarence Holschen and Marie Holschen (nee Murray).
Donna married Darris Kaufman on September 20, 1980, and he survives. She is also survived by her children, Aaron (Carrie) Kaufman, Andrew (Heather) Kaufman, and Adam (Desiree) Kaufman; grandchildren, Lillie, Tristan, Jenna, and Seth; brother, Jim (Zonetta) Holschen; sisters, Karen (Ken) Towler and her twin sister Debbie (Ray) Moore; brothers and sisters in law, Paul (Linda) Kaufman, Linda (Kevin) Stoll and Rhonda (David) Smith and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She will be missed by all who knew her.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Siteman Cancer Center of St. Louis. Additional condolences may be offered online at ValhallaGardensandFuneralHome.com
Visitation: Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, February 1, 2019 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, 3412 Frank Scott Parkway West, Belleville, IL. 62223.
Funeral: Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, 3412 Frank Scott Parkway West, Belleville, IL. 62223. Interment will follow at Valhalla Gardens of Memory, 3412 Frank Scott Parkway, Belleville, Illinois 62223.
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