Donna Wedemeyer

Donna M. Wedemeyer, 87, of Marshalltown, formerly of Jefferson, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Southridge Specialty Care. Graveside services for Donna will take place on Friday, March 12 at 1:00 P.M. at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery of rural Adair. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family for later designation. Mitchell Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the care of Donna and her family. For additional questions or condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Born Donna Marie McBroom on April 15, 1933 in Newton, Iowa, she was the youngest daughter of Lyle and Irene McBroom. After graduating from Kellogg High School in 1951, she went on to obtain her degree as a registered nurse at the Iowa Methodist School of Nursing. Donna began working as a head nurse at the Iowa State Training School for Boys in Eldora. It was here that she met the love of her life, a watchmaker named Glenard Wedemeyer. They always joked that she purposely broke her watch and that he purposely didn’t fix it right the first time. They were married on December 7, 1958 at the Methodist Church in Kellogg, Iowa. Throughout their marriage, they resided in Eldora, Adair and finally Jefferson, Iowa, where they would call home the remainder of their marriage. Donna retired from Greene County Medical Center in 1995. She had a strong faith and was a member and former elder at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. In her free time, she enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and word jumbles, taking long walks and playing cards with her friends. Left to cherish her memory are her two sons: Michael Wedemeyer of Marshalltown and Mark (Emily) Wedemeyer of Des Moines; three grandchildren: Kelsey Albanese of Des Moines, Brian Wedemeyer of Antigo, WI and Cassidy Wedemeyer of Marshalltown; great-granddaughter, Madison Wedemeyer; two sisters: Patricia Jeffreys of Waterloo and Maxine (Floyd) Purvis of Grinnell; sister-in-law Betty Krough of Adel and many nieces and nephews. Donna is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 46 years, Glenard; her parents and siblings: Norine, Jean, Lucille, Carol, Wayne and Artie Mae in infancy.