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Obituary: Donna M. Frank

Donna M. Frank

Sidney, Mont.

A Celebration of Life for Donna M. Frank, 87, of Sidney, Mont. will be held at a later date. Donna passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021, at the Sidney Health Center.

Donna Mae Frank was born July 21, 1934, in Minnewaukan, N.D., the daughter of William and Mabel (Johnson) Holtz. Donna was raised on the family farm in New Rockford, N.D. and graduated from New Rockford High School in 1952. After high school, she moved with girlfriends to Sidney, Montana, where she met her beloved husband, Raymond A. Frank. On June 14, 1958, they were united in marriage at First Lutheran Church in New Rockford. Donna was a legal secretary for Milton G. Anderson for 35 years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney. She enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles, and gardening. Donna was a loving mother and grandmother. She will be remembered for all the beautiful cards she sent to friends and family. Her children and grandchildren looked forward to and cherished the cards she sent for every holiday. Donna was a beautiful lady, always fashionably dressed. She loved to decorate her home, especially for the holidays. She was kind and generous, a ray of sunshine to all who knew her. She was the heart of our family.

Donna was preceded in death by her parents, William and Mabel Holtz, her brother Willard Holtz and her daughter Suzanne Frank.

Her loving family includes her husband of 63 years, Raymond, Sidney, Mont.; her daughters Sandra (Robbin) Hagen, Bozeman, Mont. and Stacy (Michael) Potts, Sidney, Mont.; her son Steven Frank, Billings, Mont.; grandchildren Ashton Hagen, Aaron Hagen, Tristan Potts, Taryn Potts; sisters Shirley (Neal) Skovholt, Mooreton, N.D. and Carol Kuehl, Moorhead, Minn.; and numerous nieces and nephews.