Donna Jean Breese

Donna Jean (Ashburn) Breese was born March 16, 1944 to Francis and Inez (Porter) Ashburn. She was married to the love of her life Dave Breese on June 1, 1963. Donna went to be with the Lord and her loving husband Dave on August 4, 2020, after a brief battle with COVID-19 at Parkridge Specialty Care. Donna was a stay at home mom to her 3 children and in later years worked in the healthcare industry in various nursing roles. She has always loved caring for people and especially loved her time spent caring for babies in the NICU at Blank Children’s Hospital. Donna loved to bowl with her husband, both in high school and retirement. She was a loving person who always had a helping hand and a beautiful smile. She also had a spunky mischievous side, quick to make jokes and loved to laugh & sing. When asked how she was doing by someone, her standard reply was “Living the Dream Baby, living the dream”. Her husband and family were the most important things in her life. She was proud to be a mother and loved all her grandchildren very much. She often told people she had more children than just her 3, but that was because she always loved her grandkids as much as her kids, helping them whenever she could. Donna suffered from Alzheimer’s and spent her last two years at Parkridge Specialty Care where she made many new friends and was taken care of in a very loving and respectful manner. She loved sitting in the courtyard with family & listening to the birds. Her family is so very thankful to the staff there for loving their mother so much. Donna was a member of Woodland Hills Church of Christ and has known & loved Jesus from an early age. Donna is survived by her children, Julie Briggs, Jeff (Jenny) Breese, and David (Amy) Breese. Her grandchildren Cory (Gina), Austin, Cassidy, Luke, Tucker, Alex, Zach and Allie and I great grandchild: Emersynn. She is also survived by her sister Jan (Tim) Jotske and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband Dave, parents, and grandson William. A Celebration of Life will be 11 AM Saturday, September 5th 2020 at Woodland Hills Church of Christ, 2484 SE 68th Street, Pleasant Hill, IA 50327. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. A private burial of her cremated remains will take place at Vandalia Cemetery. Live streaming is available through this link. https://m.facebook.com/whccpleasanthilliowa/ Flowers may be delivered to the church the morning of the service.

Donna Jean Breese

March 16, 1944 - August 4, 2020