The funeral service for Donna Lou Ganje, 97, of Phoenix, AZ, will be 10:30am, Monday, July 1, 2024, at Aldersgate Church, with Pastors Eldon Reich & Mike Waldrop officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. Donna passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at her residence surrounded in her final days by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Donna Lou Geisler was one of four children born to Louis and Amelia of
Aberdeen, South Dakota on April 29,1926. Donna attended Aberdeen Central
High School and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the
University of South Dakota. There she met and eventually married Jack Ganje
in Aberdeen on August 19, 1949. She taught English for several years in Wyoming and at Aberdeen Central High School. Donna loved her family and giving back to the community. She was a volunteer for the Red Cross (25-year pin), a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, and a volunteer for Aberdeen Nursing Home Manor Care for over 20
years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Aberdeen
and taught Sunday School there for many years. She was a member of the
Jaycettes, PEO, a Bridge Club member, and also a member of Promenade
Dance.
Donna moved to Phoenix in 2013 to be near her children. She resided at
Sunshine Village where all the staff truly loved her and called her family due
to her loving and generous spirit. She also volunteered there while she was a
resident.
Donna was predeceased by her parents, older brother John, and sisters
Leone and Phyllis DeWeese and her husband Jack in 2006. She is the
beloved mother of David (Rose Anne) Sun City, AZ, Diane Hayden, Phoenix,
AZ, Debra Roseth (Calvin) Watertown, SD, Doug, Denver, CO and Danny
(Judy) Schenectady, NY. She is also survived by her grandchildren Anne, Chris, Alyssa, Amanda, James, Ashley, Alexandra, John, Marissa, and Jaylen and by 11 great-
grandchildren.
The whole family owes much gratitude to the amazing staff of both Sunshine
Village and the Hospice of the Valley. The care and compassion that they
showed was above and beyond. Donna’s light and legacy will live on in all those that she loved and cared for.
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