Donna Marie Mitchell Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

.Memorial services for DONNA MARIE MITCHELL, 75, will be held at 1pm on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the Lingle Community Presbyterian Church with Reverend Vickie Kintzel officiating. Donna died May 5, 2014 at Community Hospital in Torrington. Cremation has taken place and her ashes will be scattered on the family farm at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to either the Waggin’ Tails Animal Shelter or the Special Touch Program at Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Donna was born August 7, 1938 on her parents farm northeast of Veteran, Wyoming. She was the daughter of Adrian and Winifred (McCormick) Shoemaker. She grew up and received her education in Veteran graduating high school there in 1956. She attended Goshen County Community College (EWC) for two years. On September 19, 1959 she married Donald Mitchell in Lingle, Wyoming. In 1958 she started working for Citizen’s National Bank in Torrington and in 1964 they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado where she worked for banks there until 1974 when they moved back to the family farm at Veteran and she again worked for Citizen’s National Bank. In 1981 she went to work for Key Bank and worked there for fifteen years retiring in 1996. She worked at all positions in banking. Donna was a past member of the Grassroots Garden Club and enjoyed collecting antiques, doing crafts, and gardening both flowers and vegetables. She liked auctions and her animals. Donna is survived by her husband Donald Mitchell of Veteran, Wyoming; niece Kay Dooley and her husband John of Torrington, Wyoming; nephew Ken Shoemaker and his wife Sally of Elkhorn, Nebraska; and a sister-in-law Marjorie Shoemaker of Torrington. Donna is also survived by her two donkeys Pebbles and Crackers and her two dogs Bo and Gizmo. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers Estel Lorain "El" Shoemaker and Rex Shoemaker; two nephews Stephen Estel Shoemaker and Gary Shoemaker; and a sister-in-law Martha Shoemaker.

Donna Marie Mitchell

August 7, 1938 - May 5, 2014