Donna J. Boberg, age 77, of Maple Lake and formerly of Savage, died peacefully at her home on Friday, January 31, 2014.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 8, 2014 at St. Timothy Catholic Church, Maple Lake with Fr. John Meyer as the Celebrant. Burial will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis at a later date. Friends may call from 9:30 - 10:40 a.m. Saturday at Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Maple Lake. Memorials are preferred to the Allina Health Hospice Foundation or the American Cancer Society.
Donna Jean Boberg was born August 24, 1936 in Winona to August and Florence (Gibbons) Jereczek. She grew up in Pine Creek, Wisconsin and graduated from Arcadia High School. Donna taught her family by example and lived a life of compassion, faith and service to her community. If she wasn't enjoying time with her family and friends, she enjoyed traveling, gardening, sewing, quilting and baking. Donna and Merle loved their life on Maple Lake and spending winter months in Mesa, Arizona. Donna created a close-knit family that loved to spend time together. She was a friend to many and will be dearly missed.
Donna is survived by her loving husband of 58 years Merlin; five daughters Karen (Steve) Schaub of Bloomington, Debbie (Scott) Grieve of Deephaven, Kathy (Glenn) Morse of Apple Valley, Denise (Rick) Schroeder of Eagan and Renee (Mark) Dawson of Chaska; sisters Rose Marie Bronk, Dorothy Herber and Mary Ann Goree; brother Jim Jereczek; grandchildren Travis, Ryan, Tyler, Christopher, Matthew, Alec, Jason, Heather, Taylor, Trent and Tara; great grandchildren Emma, Hunter, Lily and Mason.
Urn Bearers will be Travis Morse, Ryan Schroeder, Tyler Morse, Christopher Schroeder, Matthew Schaub, Alec Grieve, Jason Schaub and Trent Dawson. Gift Bearers will be Heather Grieve, Taylor Dawson and Tara Dawson. Krista Elsenpeter Tarbox, Sarah Goelz and Anne Pribyl will provide the music for the service. Service arrangements are entitled with Dingmann Funeral Care Burial & Cremation Services of Maple Lake.