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Donna Mae Lavender Harris

Birth	:	6 Nov 1934 Gilman, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	25 Apr 2021
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0583000, -92.9131012
Description	:	Donna Mae Lavender Harris, 86, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at home with her loving family at her side and under Iowa River Hospice care. Donna was born November 6, 1934, the fourth of eight children born to R. Brook and Thelma (McDonnell) Lavender in Gilman, Iowa. She attended Gilman Consolidated School, graduating in 1953. She played basketball from junior high throughout High School when in her junior year as a guard she was named to the second team of the Iowa Girl's High School All-State team. Her senior year as a guard she was named to... Read More	Donna Mae Lavender Harris, 86, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at home with her loving family at her side and under Iowa River Hospice care. Donna was born November 6, 1934, the fourth of eight children born to R. Brook and Thelma (McDonnell) Lavender in Gilman, Iowa. She attended Gilman Consolidated School, graduating in 1953. She played basketball from junior high throughout High School when in her junior year as a guard she was named to the second team of the Iowa Girl's High School All-State team. Her senior year as a guard she was named to the Iowa Girl's High School All-State first team. After graduation, she moved to Marshalltown and worked as a stenographer for Fisher Governor Co. where she also played basketball on the Fisher team and later for an Independent Basketball team. On June 18, 1955 Donna was united in marriage to Eugene (Gene) Harris, auctioneer from Haverhill. To this union, four children were born. Donna and Gene worked side by side for their auction business, holding auctions all over the Midwest until 1973 when they purchased their own facility in Marshalltown and named it the Gene Harris Antique Auction Center, Inc. With the help of their four children and later in-laws, they conducted antique auctions until their retirement in 2003, when their auctioneer son, Tom took over the business. Donna & Gene loved traveling across country in their Winnebago motor home to antique shows and visiting family and friends. Donna loved music, cooking, reading, detective shows and puzzling, but most of all she loved her extended family and her many friends over the years. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. Donna is survived by her four children: daughter Julie (Terry) Stern, sons Jeffrey, Terry (Patrick) and Tom Harris, all of Marshalltown; eight grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and one great-great; brother Larry Lavender and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband Gene of 52 years, her parents, brothers Kenneth and Gordon Lavender, and sisters Norma Elliott, Bonnie Haradon, Ruth Ashing and Mary Ahlberg. Funeral Mass for Donna will be held on Thursday, April 29 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Francis of Assisi Parish: St. Mary Catholic Church, 9 W Linn St., in Marshalltown. Donna will be laid to rest following the service at Riverside Cemetery. A visitation will take place one hour prior beginning at 9:30 A.M. at St. Mary's. Memorials may be directed in her name to St Francis Catholic School Fund or Iowa River Hospice House.

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Donna Mae Lavender Harris's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown, Marshall County, USA.
When did Donna Mae Lavender Harris death?
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Latitude: 42.0583000
Longitude: -92.9131012

Family Members:

Parent

Robert Brook Lavender

(1907 - 1970)

Thelma McDonnell Lavender

(1908 - 1982)

Spouse

Eugene L. Harris

(1927 - 2007)

Siblings

Gordon LeRoy “Gordy” Lavender

(1929 - 2015)

Kenneth Eugene Lavender

(1931 - 1990)

Norma Jean Lavender Elliott

(1932 - 2002)

Bonnie Lee Lavender Haradon

(1936 - 2010)

Ruth Ann Lavender Ashing

(1939 - 2008)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Riverside Cemetery
Marshalltown, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0583000, -92.9131012

2. Hartwell Cemetery
Marshalltown, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0555420, -92.9351100

3. Iowa Veterans Home Cemetery
Marshalltown, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0528620, -92.9344550

4. Brown Cemetery
Taylor, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0838000, -92.8889000

5. Quinn Cemetery
Green Mountain, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0833208, -92.8743664

6. Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Marshalltown, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0092010, -92.9021988

7. Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
Marshalltown, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0614490, -92.8257610

8. Marietta Cemetery
Marietta, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0675011, -93.0008011

9. Center School Cemetery
Marshalltown, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9954270, -92.9463690

10. Albion Cemetery
Albion, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1042010, -92.9863820

11. Rock Valley Cemetery
Le Grand, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0078011, -92.8452988

12. Wallin Cemetery
Marion, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0527661, -92.8140879

13. Hixite Cemetery
Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0786018, -93.0141983

14. Prairieville Cemetery
Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1371994, -92.9233017

15. Green Mountain Cemetery
Green Mountain, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1026250, -92.8242800

16. Bowles Cemetery
Green Mountain, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0493147, -92.8053903

17. Timber Creek Cemetery
Marshalltown, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9678001, -92.9100037

18. Hartland Friends Cemetery
Marietta, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0790000, -93.0412500

19. LaMoille Cemetery
LaMoille, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0194016, -93.0391998

20. Gaer Ballard Cemetery
Albion, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1290000, -93.0187000

21. Friends Cemetery
Le Grand, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0062000, -92.7856000

22. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Le Grand, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0210991, -92.7758026

23. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Dillon, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9650002, -92.8227997

24. Immaculate Conception Cemetery
Haverhill, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9436720, -92.9572400