Donna V. Forsberg

Funeral Services for Donna V. Forsberg will be conducted from the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 208 West 9th Ave. in Holdrege, Nebraska on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Murray Miller, officiating. Interment will be held in Prairie Home Cemetery at Holdrege.

Donna Virginia Forsberg, 71 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. She was born on August 1, 1938 at Beaver City, Nebraska, the eldest of three children born to Eddie and Maxine (Wright) Gipe. She received her education at Beaver City, graduating from Beaver City High School with the class of 1955.

On May 20, 1955 she was united in marriage to Dewayne Forsberg and to this union one daughter, Karen was born. The family made their home in Holdrege, where the couple owned and operated Dewayne's Trailer Court. They also owned and operated a butcher shop, grocery store and laundry mat throughout the years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewayne on June 29, 2002.

Donna enjoyed tending to her garden, and loved to cook and go shopping. She had a special place in her heart for animals, especially her cat, Blackie.

Donna leaves to mourn her passing her daughter, Karen Spaulding and her husband, Toby of Holdrege; one brother, Johnnie Gipe of Holdrege; and a host of other relatives and friends. Besides her husband and parents, Donna was preceded in death by her brother, Ronnie Gipe.

Visitation will be held on Monday, October 5, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege.

A memorial has been established in her memory and will be designated at a later date.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.