Published in The Canon City Daily Record on June 9, 2015
Carson City CO

 
Barrett, Donna - Akron 
Donna Barrett, 76, of Sioux City, Iowa, formerly of Pueblo, Colorado
passed away Monday, June 1, 2015 at Unity Point Health - St. Luke's
in Sioux City. There will be no local services. A Celebration of Life
Service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the Christian Family
Fellowship Church in Canon City, Colorado. Burial will be in Quinter,
Kansas. Arrangements are with the Carlsen Funeral Home - Schroeder Chapel
in Akron. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through
www.carlsen funeralhome.com. Donna Lou Lake was born August 24, 1938 in
Beloit, Kansas, the daughter of Alvis and Fern (Heitschmidt) Lake. She
attended school in Culver and Enterprise, Kansas, before graduating from
Longmont High School in Longmont, Colorado. Donna met her husband, Claude
Barrett, while attending Fort Hays State in Hays, Kansas. She was united
in marriage to Claude Milton Barrett in September 17, 1957 in Longmont,
Colorado. They made their home in Aurora, Fort Collins, Littleton, Canon
City, Colorado Springs and Pueblo West, Colorado. Donna worked numerous
administrative and clerical duties until she began her involvement and
employment with the Navigators Ministries in Colorado Springs. After
moving to Pueblo West, Colorado, she worked as a secretary for the Majestic
Baptist Church until her retirement. Claude passed away March 1, 2014 in
Pueblo. After Claude's passing, she moved to Akron, Iowa for a short time
before moving to Sioux City, Iowa to live at Northern Hills Independent
Living. Through the years, she enjoyed knitting, quilting, scrap booking and
Facebook. While in living in Pueblo, she was a member of Majestic Baptist
Church. She was active in church activities, including numerous small group
bible studies. Her passion and love were spending time with friends and
family, especially her grandchildren and great children.  She will be greatly
missed. Survivors include her three sons: Randy (Nita) Barrett of Leesburg,
VA, Jeff (Shireen) Barrett of Minneapolis, MN, and Kerry (Marla) Barrett
of Akron, IA; 9 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren.  She was preceded in
death by her parents; her husband, Claude; and a daughter: Melony Gay Barrett.