Donna Jean "Jeannie" Kelly
Feb 17 1945 - Mar 06 2010
Donna (Jeannie) Kelly, 65, of Sioux Falls, died March 6, 2010 at Dougherty Hospice House.
Donna Jean Lucht was born February 17, 1945 at Sioux Falls, SD. She grew up as a "north ender" in Sioux Falls where she received her education. Donna moved to Superior, WI where she lived for 25 years. While in Superior, she was employed as a certified nursing assistant at the Middle River Health Care facility. She moved back to Sioux Falls in 1998.
On November 14, 1998, she was united in marriage with Mark Kelly. The couple continued living in Sioux Falls until the time of her death.
Her hobbies include crocheting, camping, fishing, and going to garage sales. Her family and friends were a constant source of her love and attention.
Grateful for having shared her life are her husband, Mark, of Sioux Falls, SD; her daughters, Denise Preston and Jean James, and her fiancé, Byron Hochstatter, both of Sioux Falls, and Michelle (Shelly) (Kevin) Kunde of Procter, MN; her son, George (Dino) (Traci) Kiggins, of Sioux Falls, SD; her step-son, Joseph Kelly, of Romeoville, IL; one brother, Duane (Dolly) Lucht of Renner, SD; three sisters, Carol Mitchell of Sioux Falls, SD, LeeAnn (James) Herd of Dallas, TX, and Gaylene (Ken) Pfuhl of Sioux Falls, SD; 11 grandchildren, Krystal, Troy and Bonnie Kiggins; Sarah, Heather and Mathew Hursch; Dustin James; Jason and Amanda Pfuhl; Samantha and Jay Heffelfinger; and Amber and Jessica Kunde; and 11 great grandchildren, Allison, Anna, Haley, Kyla, Madyson, Dimitri, Justice, Jordan, Mykenzie, Storm, and Serenity.
Donna was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Renee Kiggins; a sister, Phyllis; her brother, Darrell; and a brother-in-law, Ed Mitchell.
Funeral services will be 10:00 am Tuesday at Miller West Funeral Chapel. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Monday at Miller West. Private interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.