Donna J. Adolph, age 79, of Kimball died Friday, January 20, 2012 at TLA Foster Care in Waite Park under hospice care.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 23, 2012 at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Kimball with Fr. Tom Olson officiating. Burial will follow at St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Kimball and one hour prior to the service at the church. There will be a prayer service at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Donna Julia Adolph was born August 25, 1932 at home in St. Cloud to Joseph & Clothilda (Weyrens) Zabinski. Upon graduating from Cathedral High School in 1950, Donna took accounting courses through the business college. She received on the job training at Thielman Hardware, thus beginning her accounting career. She was united in marriage to Richard "Dick" Adolph on July 25, 1959 at Holy Angels Catholic Church in St. Cloud. Dick and Donna farmed in Maine Prairie Township all their married years. Donna also worked at DeZurik in Sartell for 40 years, retiring in 1993. She continued with her tax preparation/accounting business for many years. Donna was an active member of St. Anne's Catholic Church and enjoyed her dogs, fixing puzzles, watching tennis, and her trips to the casino.
She is survived by her siblings, Joe, Jerry (Kathy), and Robert (Nancy) Zabinski of Waite Park, Alice (Ben) Supan of St. Stephen, Jean (Ray) Weyer of St. Joseph, and John "Jack" (Lue) Zabinski of North Prairie; special friends, Gary and Vicki Woods and their family of Kimball; also several nieces & nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick in 2005; parents; brother, Jim Zabinski; sisters, Mary Zabinski and Carol Borman; sister-in-law, Joan Zabinski; brother-in-law, Don Borman; and nephew, Andy Zabinski. A special Thank You to the staff of TLA Foster Care.
The pallbearers will be Lee Zabinski, Jeff Swanson, Chris Woods, Keith Donnay, John Adolph and Leo Supan. The music for the service will be provided by Mary Streit, organist and the St. Anne's Choir. The arrangements were entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care of Kimball.