Donna M. Jarvi, age 79, of Annandale died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the Buffalo Hospital.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 24, 2013 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Annandale with her nephew Fr. Greg Paffel officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery, French Lake Township, Wright County. Visitation will be at the church from 4-7 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday with a prayer service held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
Donna Marie Jarvi was born June 1, 1934 in St. Paul to Albert and Doris (Lake) Oberpriller. She married Donald Jarvi on November 5, 1955 in Cokato and he preceded her in death on August 14, 2000. She was a homemaker and cooked at the Annandale Care Center from 1989-2008. Donna was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church & Council of Catholic Women and a former member of the French Lake Sunshine Club. She enjoyed gardening, fishing, traveling especially to the casino, and time spent with her family.
She is survived by children Curt (Julie) Jarvi of Becker, Gary (Barbara) Jarvi of Annandale, Mary Johnson of Annandale, daughter in law Marge Jarvi of Winter Haven, FL, 8 grandchildren Corinna, Aaron, Veronica, Jessica, Lisa, Todd, Kelsey & Wyatt, and 19 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband Willard Jarvi, her second husband Donald Jarvi, sons Steven & Willard Jarvi, grandson Curtis Presley, brothers Jack, Jerome, Robert & Joseph Oberpriller, and sister Ruth Paffel.
The pallbearers will be Wyatt Johnson, Tim LaFave, Jesse Hatcher, Lisa Hatcher, Kevin Horivenski and Scott Cole. The music for the service will be provided by St. Ignatius Music Ministry and the arrangements were entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.