Donna Marie Gruner, 77, of Batavia
Township, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Borgess Ascension Medical
Center in Kalamazoo.
A
memorial service in celebration of her life will be held at 11 AM on Thursday,
November 14, 2019 at Lighthouse Funeral & Cremation in Union City. A
memorial gathering will be held from 5:00-8:00 PM on Wednesday, November 13,
2019, also at Lighthouse.
Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery at a later
date.
Donna
was born April 23, 1942 in Union Township to Milton and Elma (Carpenter)
Crandall. She grew up in Union City and went through school with the Union City
High School Class of 1961. On June 20, 1959, she married Karlton Gruner at the
Sherwood Free Methodist Church. The couple made their home in Batavia, where
she had resided since.
Donna was a homemaker who served as a foster parent to
13 children and adopted four children over the years. She was outgoing,
compassion, friendly and made friends easily. She was also thrifty, resourceful
and outspoken, but her caring always shone through.
Donna
is survived by her husband, Karlton; children, Malinda (Thomas) Olmsted of
Union City, Karlton Allen Gruner of Quincy, Jody Connell of Union City, Wendell
(Jerrianne) Gruner of Colon, Eric Gruner of LaGrange, IN, Barbara Gruner of
Coldwater, Jason Gruner of Coldwater and Andy Gruner of Coldwater; 13
grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; a brother, Milton “Cap” (Sue) Crandall
of Burlington; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She
was preceded in death by her father; her mother, Elma Mayhew; her step-father,
William Mayhew; her sister, Diane Nesbitt; and a great-grandson, Charlie
Topping VI.
Memorial
donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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www.lighthousefuneral.com
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