Donna Wilson Taylor, who has made her residence at The Blue Water Lodge in Fort Gratiot since August of 2012, passed away at the venerable age of 92 years 0 months and 28 days on September 11, 2016. From 1947 until 2012 she resided in the Sanilac County village of Melvin.
Donna, the eighth of nine children born to Frank and Hattie Donnenworth Wilson, was born August 14, 1924, in Roseburg (Fremont Township) Sanilac County. She graduated from Yale High School in 1941, after which she worked at S.S. Kresges in Port Huron.
Early in 1942 she received a post card (written in shorthand) from her high school business teacher, Mr. Richard Wiersma, encouraging her to apply for a bookkeeping position at the Yale State Bank. Donna worked at the bank as a bookkeeper, teller, and loan administrator for the next 44 years, retiring in August of 1986.
On January 17, 1947, she and Robert D. Taylor were married at the Baptist church parsonage in Melvin. Bob was the rural mail carrier out of the Melvin Post Office for 36 years. He died on June 28, 2005.
Mrs. Taylor is survived by:
…two children,
……Jane E. (Rodney) Getz of Penrose, North Carolina and
……James R. Taylor of Mifflinburg, PA;
…six grandchildren,
……Eric (Tracy) Getz of Albany, OR,
……Matthew (Catherine) Getz of Buford, GA,
……Melinda (Donnie) Herman of Loganville, GA,
……Nichole (Jason) Boris of Wayne, PA,
……Aaron (Laura) Taylor of Malvern, PA, and
……Carrie (Matthew) Ryan of Havertown, PA.,
…fourteen great-grandchildren;
…her brother,
……Frank Wilson of Lexington, MI,
…two sisters-in-law,
……Frances (Fritzi) Wilson and
……Elouise (Pud) Wilson both of Fort Gratiot,
…and several nieces, nephews, and friends.
She was preceded in death by:
…her dear parents,
……Frank Wilson and
……Hattie Wilson, nee Donnenworth;
…her beloved husband, Robert D. Taylor;
…her cherished siblings, three brothers and four sisters,
……Russell Wilson (2008),
……Pauline Noble (2005),
……Wendell Howard Wilson (1982),
……Jean Shell (2006),
……Maribelle Reid (2004),
……Helen Brown (2013) and
……William Wilson (2009),
…a daughter-in-law,
……Cheri Taylor (2005) and
…a special sister-in-law,
……Lorraine Wanamaker (1989).
Visitation for family and friends of Mrs. Donna Taylor, nee Wilson, will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2016, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Kaatz Funeral Directors, Yale.
Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2016, with 12:00 noon visiting. Rev. Christopher Titus, pastor of Melvin United Methodist Church, will officiate.
Committal will be in Fairview Cemetery, Melvin.
Memorials may be made to
…Melvin United Methodist Church
…% Mrs. Betty Hicks
…7845 Melvin Road
…Melvin, Michigan 48454-9518
Arrangements and obituary provided by the
Kaatz Funeral Directors - Yale
10 S Main St
Yale, Michigan 48097-3380
http://www.kaatzfunerals.com/
and Printed in “The (Port Huron, Michigan) Times Herald”, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, and Monday, October 17, 2016
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Visitation for Family and Friends
…Kaatz Funeral Directors – Yale
……10 S Main St
……Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan
…Thursday, October 20, 2016
……from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Visitation and Funeral Services
…Melvin United Methodist Church
……1171 Main Street
……Melvin, Michigan 48454-9775
…Friday, October 21, 2016
……Visitation from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
……Service at 1:00 p.m.
Committal Service and Interment
…Fairview Cemetery
…7995 Washington Street
…Melvin, Sanilac County, Michigan
Donna, the eighth of nine children born to Frank and Hattie Donnenworth Wilson, was born August 14, 1924, in Roseburg (Fremont Township) Sanilac County. She graduated from Yale High School in 1941, after which she worked at S.S. Kresges in Port Huron.
Early in 1942 she received a post card (written in shorthand) from her high school business teacher, Mr. Richard Wiersma, encouraging her to apply for a bookkeeping position at the Yale State Bank. Donna worked at the bank as a bookkeeper, teller, and loan administrator for the next 44 years, retiring in August of 1986.
On January 17, 1947, she and Robert D. Taylor were married at the Baptist church parsonage in Melvin. Bob was the rural mail carrier out of the Melvin Post Office for 36 years. He died on June 28, 2005.
Mrs. Taylor is survived by:
…two children,
……Jane E. (Rodney) Getz of Penrose, North Carolina and
……James R. Taylor of Mifflinburg, PA;
…six grandchildren,
……Eric (Tracy) Getz of Albany, OR,
……Matthew (Catherine) Getz of Buford, GA,
……Melinda (Donnie) Herman of Loganville, GA,
……Nichole (Jason) Boris of Wayne, PA,
……Aaron (Laura) Taylor of Malvern, PA, and
……Carrie (Matthew) Ryan of Havertown, PA.,
…fourteen great-grandchildren;
…her brother,
……Frank Wilson of Lexington, MI,
…two sisters-in-law,
……Frances (Fritzi) Wilson and
……Elouise (Pud) Wilson both of Fort Gratiot,
…and several nieces, nephews, and friends.
She was preceded in death by:
…her dear parents,
……Frank Wilson and
……Hattie Wilson, nee Donnenworth;
…her beloved husband, Robert D. Taylor;
…her cherished siblings, three brothers and four sisters,
……Russell Wilson (2008),
……Pauline Noble (2005),
……Wendell Howard Wilson (1982),
……Jean Shell (2006),
……Maribelle Reid (2004),
……Helen Brown (2013) and
……William Wilson (2009),
…a daughter-in-law,
……Cheri Taylor (2005) and
…a special sister-in-law,
……Lorraine Wanamaker (1989).
Visitation for family and friends of Mrs. Donna Taylor, nee Wilson, will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2016, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Kaatz Funeral Directors, Yale.
Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2016, with 12:00 noon visiting. Rev. Christopher Titus, pastor of Melvin United Methodist Church, will officiate.
Committal will be in Fairview Cemetery, Melvin.
Memorials may be made to
…Melvin United Methodist Church
…% Mrs. Betty Hicks
…7845 Melvin Road
…Melvin, Michigan 48454-9518
Arrangements and obituary provided by the
Kaatz Funeral Directors - Yale
10 S Main St
Yale, Michigan 48097-3380
http://www.kaatzfunerals.com/
and Printed in “The (Port Huron, Michigan) Times Herald”, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, and Monday, October 17, 2016
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Visitation for Family and Friends
…Kaatz Funeral Directors – Yale
……10 S Main St
……Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan
…Thursday, October 20, 2016
……from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Visitation and Funeral Services
…Melvin United Methodist Church
……1171 Main Street
……Melvin, Michigan 48454-9775
…Friday, October 21, 2016
……Visitation from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
……Service at 1:00 p.m.
Committal Service and Interment
…Fairview Cemetery
…7995 Washington Street
…Melvin, Sanilac County, Michigan
Donna Wilson Taylor, who has made her residence at The Blue Water Lodge in Fort Gratiot since August of 2012, passed away at the venerable age of 92 years 0 months and 28 days on September 11, 2016. From 1947 until 2012 she resided in the Sanilac County village of Melvin.
Donna, the eighth of nine children born to Frank and Hattie Donnenworth Wilson, was born August 14, 1924, in Roseburg (Fremont Township) Sanilac County. She graduated from Yale High School in 1941, after which she worked at S.S. Kresges in Port Huron.
Early in 1942 she received a post card (written in shorthand) from her high school business teacher, Mr. Richard Wiersma, encouraging her to apply for a bookkeeping position at the Yale State Bank. Donna worked at the bank as a bookkeeper, teller, and loan administrator for the next 44 years, retiring in August of 1986.
On January 17, 1947, she and Robert D. Taylor were married at the Baptist church parsonage in Melvin. Bob was the rural mail carrier out of the Melvin Post Office for 36 years. He died on June 28, 2005.
Mrs. Taylor is survived by:
…two children,
……Jane E. (Rodney) Getz of Penrose, North Carolina and
……James R. Taylor of Mifflinburg, PA;
…six grandchildren,
……Eric (Tracy) Getz of Albany, OR,
……Matthew (Catherine) Getz of Buford, GA,
……Melinda (Donnie) Herman of Loganville, GA,
……Nichole (Jason) Boris of Wayne, PA,
……Aaron (Laura) Taylor of Malvern, PA, and
……Carrie (Matthew) Ryan of Havertown, PA.,
…fourteen great-grandchildren;
…her brother,
……Frank Wilson of Lexington, MI,
…two sisters-in-law,
……Frances (Fritzi) Wilson and
……Elouise (Pud) Wilson both of Fort Gratiot,
…and several nieces, nephews, and friends.
She was preceded in death by:
…her dear parents,
……Frank Wilson and
……Hattie Wilson, nee Donnenworth;
…her beloved husband, Robert D. Taylor;
…her cherished siblings, three brothers and four sisters,
……Russell Wilson (2008),
……Pauline Noble (2005),
……Wendell Howard Wilson (1982),
……Jean Shell (2006),
……Maribelle Reid (2004),
……Helen Brown (2013) and
……William Wilson (2009),
…a daughter-in-law,
……Cheri Taylor (2005) and
…a special sister-in-law,
……Lorraine Wanamaker (1989).
Visitation for family and friends of Mrs. Donna Taylor, nee Wilson, will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2016, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Kaatz Funeral Directors, Yale.
Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2016, with 12:00 noon visiting. Rev. Christopher Titus, pastor of Melvin United Methodist Church, will officiate.
Committal will be in Fairview Cemetery, Melvin.
Memorials may be made to
…Melvin United Methodist Church
…% Mrs. Betty Hicks
…7845 Melvin Road
…Melvin, Michigan 48454-9518
Arrangements and obituary provided by the
Kaatz Funeral Directors - Yale
10 S Main St
Yale, Michigan 48097-3380
http://www.kaatzfunerals.com/
and Printed in “The (Port Huron, Michigan) Times Herald”, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, and Monday, October 17, 2016
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Visitation for Family and Friends
…Kaatz Funeral Directors – Yale
……10 S Main St
……Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan
…Thursday, October 20, 2016
……from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Visitation and Funeral Services
…Melvin United Methodist Church
……1171 Main Street
……Melvin, Michigan 48454-9775
…Friday, October 21, 2016
……Visitation from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
……Service at 1:00 p.m.
Committal Service and Interment
…Fairview Cemetery
…7995 Washington Street
…Melvin, Sanilac County, Michigan
Donna, the eighth of nine children born to Frank and Hattie Donnenworth Wilson, was born August 14, 1924, in Roseburg (Fremont Township) Sanilac County. She graduated from Yale High School in 1941, after which she worked at S.S. Kresges in Port Huron.
Early in 1942 she received a post card (written in shorthand) from her high school business teacher, Mr. Richard Wiersma, encouraging her to apply for a bookkeeping position at the Yale State Bank. Donna worked at the bank as a bookkeeper, teller, and loan administrator for the next 44 years, retiring in August of 1986.
On January 17, 1947, she and Robert D. Taylor were married at the Baptist church parsonage in Melvin. Bob was the rural mail carrier out of the Melvin Post Office for 36 years. He died on June 28, 2005.
Mrs. Taylor is survived by:
…two children,
……Jane E. (Rodney) Getz of Penrose, North Carolina and
……James R. Taylor of Mifflinburg, PA;
…six grandchildren,
……Eric (Tracy) Getz of Albany, OR,
……Matthew (Catherine) Getz of Buford, GA,
……Melinda (Donnie) Herman of Loganville, GA,
……Nichole (Jason) Boris of Wayne, PA,
……Aaron (Laura) Taylor of Malvern, PA, and
……Carrie (Matthew) Ryan of Havertown, PA.,
…fourteen great-grandchildren;
…her brother,
……Frank Wilson of Lexington, MI,
…two sisters-in-law,
……Frances (Fritzi) Wilson and
……Elouise (Pud) Wilson both of Fort Gratiot,
…and several nieces, nephews, and friends.
She was preceded in death by:
…her dear parents,
……Frank Wilson and
……Hattie Wilson, nee Donnenworth;
…her beloved husband, Robert D. Taylor;
…her cherished siblings, three brothers and four sisters,
……Russell Wilson (2008),
……Pauline Noble (2005),
……Wendell Howard Wilson (1982),
……Jean Shell (2006),
……Maribelle Reid (2004),
……Helen Brown (2013) and
……William Wilson (2009),
…a daughter-in-law,
……Cheri Taylor (2005) and
…a special sister-in-law,
……Lorraine Wanamaker (1989).
Visitation for family and friends of Mrs. Donna Taylor, nee Wilson, will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2016, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Kaatz Funeral Directors, Yale.
Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2016, with 12:00 noon visiting. Rev. Christopher Titus, pastor of Melvin United Methodist Church, will officiate.
Committal will be in Fairview Cemetery, Melvin.
Memorials may be made to
…Melvin United Methodist Church
…% Mrs. Betty Hicks
…7845 Melvin Road
…Melvin, Michigan 48454-9518
Arrangements and obituary provided by the
Kaatz Funeral Directors - Yale
10 S Main St
Yale, Michigan 48097-3380
http://www.kaatzfunerals.com/
and Printed in “The (Port Huron, Michigan) Times Herald”, Tuesday, September 20, 2016, and Monday, October 17, 2016
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Visitation for Family and Friends
…Kaatz Funeral Directors – Yale
……10 S Main St
……Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan
…Thursday, October 20, 2016
……from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Visitation and Funeral Services
…Melvin United Methodist Church
……1171 Main Street
……Melvin, Michigan 48454-9775
…Friday, October 21, 2016
……Visitation from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
……Service at 1:00 p.m.
Committal Service and Interment
…Fairview Cemetery
…7995 Washington Street
…Melvin, Sanilac County, Michigan
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