Donna Holthe

WASHINGTON - Donna M. Holthe, 81, of Washington, Ill., died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Washington Christian Village in Washington.

Born Aug. 12, 1929, in Ransom, Ill., to John and Sue Motegski Wargo, she married Raymond E. Holthe on Nov. 25, 1954, in Streator, Ill. He survives.

Also surviving are two daughters, Mary Eakman of Indianapolis, Ind., and Karen (Ricky) Tessman of Waukesha, Wis.; five sons, Tom (Elaine) of Katy, Texas, Steve (Jean) of Arnold, Mo., Jim of Washington, Ill., Paul (Michelle) of Eureka, Ill., and Matt (Janet) of Bloomington, Ill.; her sister, Lorraine Olivero of Peru, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; six nieces; and seven nephews.

She was preceded in chapter eternal by her parents; her brother, John; her grandson, Grant; and two nephews.

Donna worked as a medical technician in Chicago until her marriage, after which she was a stay-at-home mother to her seven wonderful children.

She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington for 54 years, where a funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2011. Monsignor John Prendergast will officiate. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 10, 2011, at Deiters Funeral Home and Crematory in Washington, with a recitation of the rosary at 4:45 p.m. Additional visitation will be one-half hour prior to the Mass on Monday at the church. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memory Gardens in rural Morton.

Requests for memorial Masses may be made at the funeral home or at her church. Also, donations to the Father Schubert Memorial Fund or the Sister Mary Ann Schmitz Scholarship Fund in her name may be made.

Donna's memorial website is available at www.deitersfuneralhome.com, where condolences may also be sent to the family.