Dona Marie Godeker, age 88, of North Platte, Nebraska died at Linden Court in North Platte on June 19, 2021.
Dona was born to Albert & Elizabeth (Vaughan) Ward on april 26, 1933 at North Platte, where she grew up. Dona started working in 1971 for pharmacists Jim Craven, Jim Kilzer, Mark Huebner, and Bill Snodgrass, and enjoyed working for all of them.
She loved playing cards and games with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dona - our mom, sister, grandma, aunt, and friend - will always live on in our hearts.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Dean, Albert, Robert, Lawrence, her twin, Don, and an infant brother; sisters Grace, Alona, Louise, Lola, Delores, Helen, and Carole; her son, Steve Young; and a great-grandson, Alexander.
Dona is survived by her children, Dean (Gail) Young of St. Charles, Missouri, Jim (Krista) Godeker of Grand Island, Nebraska, Deborah (Roger) Weir of St. Paris, Ohio, and Kathy Fuss of Phoenix, Arizona; her special friend, Lori Reutzel of North Platte, Nebraska; 13 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and other family including her nieces and nephews who held a special place in her heart.
Cremation was chosen. Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at Odean Colonial Chapel in North Platte. The memorial book may be signed at odeanchapel.com, or at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore in North Platte, Nebraska, which is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials are to Great Plains Hospice.