Donna B. Day, 89, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 7:00 pm, on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Parkview Wabash Hospital in Wabash. She was born on February 12, 1931 in Peru, Indiana, to Lloyd and Tressie (Eber) Schrader.
Donna was a 1949 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Gerald M. Day on June 26, 1954, in Wabash, Indiana, he preceded her in death on February 10, 1986. Donna was a homemaker. She enjoyed mushroom hunting, gardening, flowers, raising chickens, turkeys, cats and dogs, walking at Paradise Springs, and especially loved chocolate.
She is survived by and was cared for by her three loving nieces, Sandra (Ross) Anderson of Marion, Indiana, Melanie Salyers of Wabash, Indiana, and Lana (Rolland) Fearnow of Wabash. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, Earl Schrader, Dale Schrader, five sisters, Lois Cochran, Evelyn Gardner, Wilma Windsor, Nina Zimmerman, and Wanda Zimmerman.
Per Donna’s wishes, there will be no public services. Following cremation, Donna will be buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru, Indiana.
Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, Indiana.
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