Donna June Roser, 81, of Carmi, passed to be with her Heavenly Father on April 4, 2016 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi, IL. Donna was born June 11, 1934 in Concord, IL to Lon & Delpha (Hankins) Allison. Donna graduated from Carmi High School in 1952. Donna was married to Richard M. Roser on July 18, 1954 at the Christian Church of Carmi, IL. After living away for their first 5 years of marriage, Donna and Richard returned to Carmi to raise their family. After high school, Donna was employed by The National Bank of Carmi. After 15 years of raising her family, she became the secretary for the Carmi Middle School for 22 years until she retired. Donna truly enjoyed working for the school system where she was able to see her daughters pass through middle school and built wonderful relationships with fellow staff and students. Donna and Richard have been faithful members of the First United Methodist Church of Carmi for over fifty years and have made church attendance and service a priority in their lives. Donna was a Sunday School teacher, nursery attendant and greeter for many years.
Donna is survived by her husband of 61 years and the love of her life, Richard; daughters and sons-A�in-A�law, Sherri (Tom) Logan, Rebecca (Craig) Edlin, Angela (David) Hammelman, Amy (Mark) Stieler; grandchildren, Josh (Abbey) Logan, Lindsey (Ron) Shelton, Scott, Lauren and Mark Edlin, Ashley and Derek Hammelman, Evan, Allison and Jace Stieler; greatA�grandchildren, Hana and Ava Logan and Bryce Shelton.
Donna was preceded in death by her parents; and sister Frances Jean (Allison) Johnson.
Some of Donna's favorite pastimes include: attending grandchildren's activities, walking, cooking, music, playing games and journaling. Donna was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. She put her family first in all that she did until she could no longer do so because of Alzheimer's disease. She will be greatly missed, but not forgotten, as she left such a wonderful legacy.
A special thank you to Wabash Christian and Safe Haven (Hospice) for providing Donna with wonderful care. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church of Carmi, 100 S. Church St., Carmi, IL 62821 or the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011, and will be accepted at Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi.
Funeral services for Donna J. Roser, 81, of Carmi, will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in Carmi. Burial will follow in Big Prairie Cemetery near Carmi. Visitation will be held from 1:00 pm until service time at the church. Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi is in charge of arrangements.
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