- Date Of Birth: June 9, 1948
- Date Of Death: June 23, 2013
- State: Michigan
Donna M. Hartsell, 65, of Cassopolis, passed to the open arms of the Lord on Sunday morning, June 23, 2013, in Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family.
Donna was born June 9, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois to Donald and Theresa (Boylon) Merriman.
She married Thomas Lyle Hartsell on July 1, 1978, in Cassopolis, Michigan. He survives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one stepson, Scott Claire Hartsell; one granddaughter, Katie Lynn Ruth; and one brother, Michael Merriman. Donna worked for 43 years in the insurance business, finishing her career at Kemner – Iott agency in Cassopolis. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Edwardsburg. Donna loved writing books in her spare time and traveling to the Upper Peninsula. She had the best sense of humor and she so loved her family.
Donna will be greatly missed by family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Hartsell, Sr. of Cassopolis; one daughter, Charmin (Daniel) Ruth of Jones; two sons, Thomas Hartsell, Jr., of Cassopolis, Timothy (Tina) Hartsell of Cassopolis; six grandchildren, Eric (Stacey Bazan) Ruth of Cassopolis, Barbie (Frank) Starr of Niles, Cassie Hartsell of Cassopolis, Scott Hartsell of Marshalltown, Iowa, Emily Hartsell of Cassopolis, Jeremiah Hartsell of Cassopolis; three great-grandchildren, Adam Starr, Ellie Starr, Maddie Yuhas; one sister, Fran (Clarence) Kiggins of Dowagiac; one brother Jim (Terri) Merriman of Niles; two sisters in law, Jennifer (Dave) Grames of Three Rivers, Valerie (Mike) Ford of Marcellus; and several nieces and nephews and great nieces and great-nephews.
