- Date Of Birth: November 8, 1932
- Date Of Death: December 4, 2021
- State: Colorado
Donna Joan (Kidder) Coleman of Westcliffe, Colorado passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021, while surrounded by loved ones at her son’s residence in Columbia, Missouri. She was born on November 8, 1932 – the same day Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President – in Rocky Ford, Colorado. She had recently celebrated her 89th birthday, which marked her as one of the oldest in the Wet Mountain Valley.
Donna’s deepest loves were for Happy Coleman, her husband of 59 years, and her family. She was a ranch wife who loved the land and took joy in the beautiful mountain valley where she lived. Her favorite color was the green of the pastures in the springtime, and her favorite scent was fresh-cut hay.
She would tell you she didn’t have any hobbies, but Donna loved when friends and family would join her for a game of Scrabble or Upwords. If you were not one to enjoy word games, she would also gladly beat you in Dominoes or Triominoes. Donna looked forward to each Monday morning when she would be found at the local bowling alley with the girls. She was also an avid reader, and in her later years, others were challenged to supply her with enough books to keep her busy.
Donna is survived by her husband, Miles “Happy” Coleman of Westcliffe, CO; children, Charles (Jonni) Paxton of Columbia, MO, Pamela (Robert) Smith of Greeley, CO, and Kenneth (Suzanne) Coleman of Westcliffe, CO; sister, Evelyn Eakes of Canon City, CO; and by 14 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles Burton Kidder and Grace Edith (McGinnis) Kidder; two sisters, Marjorie Anne Kidder and Kathryn Celeste “K.C.” Kidder; daughter, JoAnn Eileen Paxton Rocchio; and granddaughter, Ashley Nicole Smith.
