Donna Rae Wakefield passed away peacefully at Valley Vista Care Center
in Sandpoint, Idaho where she had lived for the past 1 1/2 years. She
died from complications of Cor Pulmonale. Born August 14th, 1942, she
was adopted by Raymond and Florence Gudeen shortly after birth, both
preceded her in death. She grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas and was a
1959 graduate of W.B. Ray High School and later, Texas A&I
University of Kingsville, Texas.
She married Kelly Wakefield in 1967, he survives.
Their marriage produced one daughter, Noelle (spouse Michael), and three sons, Kirk (spouse Amy), Brett and Matthew.
She also had five grandchildren, Mario, Makenna, Seth, Hunter and Connor.
She spent her career educating special needs children
with more than 25 years at
William B. Travis High School in Austin, Texas, retiring in 1997. She moved to her retirement dream of Sandpoint, Idaho in 2002, a place familiar to her from her childhood.
She will have a green burial
in a casket made by her son, Matthew, from timber cut from the
retirement property she loved so much.
In
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her honor to:
Panhandle animal shelter, http://www.pasidaho.org/ , 870 Kootenai
Cut-Off Road Ponderay, Idaho 83852 or to the charitable organization of
your choice, preferably focused on education of special needs children.
Here are a couple of videos that were taken in August at her 70th birthday celebration:
Video 1
Video 2
And her final message we have from her taken in October 2012.
"It has been said that time heals all wounds. I do not agree! The
wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them
with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone." -Rose Kennedy
Goodbye mom, we all are going to miss you terribly...
Burial
occurred on Friday 01/04/2013 at 1pm at the Clark Fork
Cemetery, Clark Fork, Idaho. Services were coordinated by Coffelt
Funeral Home of Sandpoint, Idaho
A memorial service is being planned for the summer of 2013. Please contact Kirk Wakefield for more information.
in Sandpoint, Idaho where she had lived for the past 1 1/2 years. She
died from complications of Cor Pulmonale. Born August 14th, 1942, she
was adopted by Raymond and Florence Gudeen shortly after birth, both
preceded her in death. She grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas and was a
1959 graduate of W.B. Ray High School and later, Texas A&I
University of Kingsville, Texas.
She married Kelly Wakefield in 1967, he survives.
Their marriage produced one daughter, Noelle (spouse Michael), and three sons, Kirk (spouse Amy), Brett and Matthew.
She also had five grandchildren, Mario, Makenna, Seth, Hunter and Connor.
She spent her career educating special needs children
with more than 25 years at
William B. Travis High School in Austin, Texas, retiring in 1997. She moved to her retirement dream of Sandpoint, Idaho in 2002, a place familiar to her from her childhood.
She will have a green burial
in a casket made by her son, Matthew, from timber cut from the
retirement property she loved so much.
In
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her honor to:
Panhandle animal shelter, http://www.pasidaho.org/ , 870 Kootenai
Cut-Off Road Ponderay, Idaho 83852 or to the charitable organization of
your choice, preferably focused on education of special needs children.
Here are a couple of videos that were taken in August at her 70th birthday celebration:
Video 1
Video 2
And her final message we have from her taken in October 2012.
"It has been said that time heals all wounds. I do not agree! The
wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them
with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone." -Rose Kennedy
Goodbye mom, we all are going to miss you terribly...
Burial
occurred on Friday 01/04/2013 at 1pm at the Clark Fork
Cemetery, Clark Fork, Idaho. Services were coordinated by Coffelt
Funeral Home of Sandpoint, Idaho
A memorial service is being planned for the summer of 2013. Please contact Kirk Wakefield for more information.
Donna Rae Wakefield passed away peacefully at Valley Vista Care Center
in Sandpoint, Idaho where she had lived for the past 1 1/2 years. She
died from complications of Cor Pulmonale. Born August 14th, 1942, she
was adopted by Raymond and Florence Gudeen shortly after birth, both
preceded her in death. She grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas and was a
1959 graduate of W.B. Ray High School and later, Texas A&I
University of Kingsville, Texas.
She married Kelly Wakefield in 1967, he survives.
Their marriage produced one daughter, Noelle (spouse Michael), and three sons, Kirk (spouse Amy), Brett and Matthew.
She also had five grandchildren, Mario, Makenna, Seth, Hunter and Connor.
She spent her career educating special needs children
with more than 25 years at
William B. Travis High School in Austin, Texas, retiring in 1997. She moved to her retirement dream of Sandpoint, Idaho in 2002, a place familiar to her from her childhood.
She will have a green burial
in a casket made by her son, Matthew, from timber cut from the
retirement property she loved so much.
In
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her honor to:
Panhandle animal shelter, http://www.pasidaho.org/ , 870 Kootenai
Cut-Off Road Ponderay, Idaho 83852 or to the charitable organization of
your choice, preferably focused on education of special needs children.
Here are a couple of videos that were taken in August at her 70th birthday celebration:
Video 1
Video 2
And her final message we have from her taken in October 2012.
"It has been said that time heals all wounds. I do not agree! The
wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them
with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone." -Rose Kennedy
Goodbye mom, we all are going to miss you terribly...
Burial
occurred on Friday 01/04/2013 at 1pm at the Clark Fork
Cemetery, Clark Fork, Idaho. Services were coordinated by Coffelt
Funeral Home of Sandpoint, Idaho
A memorial service is being planned for the summer of 2013. Please contact Kirk Wakefield for more information.
in Sandpoint, Idaho where she had lived for the past 1 1/2 years. She
died from complications of Cor Pulmonale. Born August 14th, 1942, she
was adopted by Raymond and Florence Gudeen shortly after birth, both
preceded her in death. She grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas and was a
1959 graduate of W.B. Ray High School and later, Texas A&I
University of Kingsville, Texas.
She married Kelly Wakefield in 1967, he survives.
Their marriage produced one daughter, Noelle (spouse Michael), and three sons, Kirk (spouse Amy), Brett and Matthew.
She also had five grandchildren, Mario, Makenna, Seth, Hunter and Connor.
She spent her career educating special needs children
with more than 25 years at
William B. Travis High School in Austin, Texas, retiring in 1997. She moved to her retirement dream of Sandpoint, Idaho in 2002, a place familiar to her from her childhood.
She will have a green burial
in a casket made by her son, Matthew, from timber cut from the
retirement property she loved so much.
In
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her honor to:
Panhandle animal shelter, http://www.pasidaho.org/ , 870 Kootenai
Cut-Off Road Ponderay, Idaho 83852 or to the charitable organization of
your choice, preferably focused on education of special needs children.
Here are a couple of videos that were taken in August at her 70th birthday celebration:
Video 1
Video 2
And her final message we have from her taken in October 2012.
"It has been said that time heals all wounds. I do not agree! The
wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them
with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone." -Rose Kennedy
Goodbye mom, we all are going to miss you terribly...
Burial
occurred on Friday 01/04/2013 at 1pm at the Clark Fork
Cemetery, Clark Fork, Idaho. Services were coordinated by Coffelt
Funeral Home of Sandpoint, Idaho
A memorial service is being planned for the summer of 2013. Please contact Kirk Wakefield for more information.
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