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Visitation:
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 from 5-7 p.m. at
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home
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Donna M. Bradshaw (Flowers) passed
away peacefully on February 5, 2025 at Memorial
Medical Center in Springfield,IL, surrounded by her
children and her loving family.
Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Tuesday, February 11,
2025 at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home.
Donna was born on May 15, 1944, The daughter of John
and Lillian DeWeese (Stiles).
Donna was a hard worker from a young age and that
diligence carried on into her senior years when she
finally retired at the age of 73. Donna never met a
stranger nor a person she wouldn't lend a helping
hand too.
Donna recieved her GED late in life, which lead her
on to acquire her food handler's license, and then
completing her CNA training. For Donna, being a CNA
was her most rewarding job of all.
Donna had many jobs throughout her life as she
raised her four children. Donna went from being a
waitress at Woolworths, to caring for DD individuals
at LDC, she was a driver for many years for the
Lincoln Cab Company where she met the love of her
life. Donna worked for Canten Food service at Lehn &
Fink and drove a motor route for the Lincoln
Courier, but the job she loved the most was being a
CNA. Donna worked for St Clara’s Manor and Medical
Staffing Network as a traveling CNA for over 25
years until she retired due to an on the job injury.
Donna is survived by her four
children: daughter Sherri(Rick)kaleff of Lincoln,
daughter Anita Bradshaw (Tony Skelton) of Lincoln,
son John(Maria) Bradshaw of Mason City, and daughter
Linda(Dave)Gleason of Lincoln, her brother
Melvin(Mountain Man)DeWeese of Colorado, and a
sister charlotte(Dave)McIntyre of Pekin. |
Donna was a Grandmother to 14
grandchildren Dennis(Ashley) Robinson, Danielle
Robinson(Caleb Roos), Damon Bradshaw, Josey
Kiel(Nick Bramblett), Linzy Turner(Jamaal Skelton),
Tony Skelton(Little T), John A.(Amilee)Bradshaw,
Vicky (Kylie)Bradshaw, Jordon Bradshaw(Alexandra),
Selena (Corey)Shanderick, Kelci Hartman(Jordan
Gesner), Kolton (Marissa) Hartman, Kyleigh VanCleve,
Meaghan Gleason and 23 GREAT grandchildren.
Donna is proceeded in death by her
parents, infant twin brothers, her sister Dee and
her brother John. But most of all, her love and life
long partner and husband of 42 yrs
Robert”Bob”Flowers.
Donna was full of life and loved her family, she
always made sure that her family stuck together
through good and bad times. Donna loved her four
legged fur babies just like they were her children,
She loved Horses and owned many in her life time
while living on the farm. Donna was an avid Bingo
player at the Oasis in Lincoln and loved going on
trips with her daughter Sherri and son in law Rick.
If you all knew Donna then you knew she was fighter!
Donna had been fighting bone and breast cancer for
the last 30 years of her life.
The Bradshaw family would like to invite all of you
that knew our mother or who knew us to come help us
say goodbye to this wonderful woman, Mother, wife,
sister and friend.
Memorial Donations may be made in her name to the
Humane Society of Logan County.
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