Donna Gilbertson

Donna M. Gilbertson, 89, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 16th, at 11:00 AM at the Waukon Reception and Banquet Center with Rev. Ronald Pederson officiating. Burial will be at a later date at West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery, rural Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Friday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Memorials can be made to the West Paint Creek Synod Building & Cemetery Fund or to King of Grace Lutheran Church in Waukon.

Donna Mae Gilbertson was born August 5, 1929, in Waukon, IA, the daughter of Lloyd and Mary (Maloney) Campbell. She was baptized at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon and in 1947, graduated from Waukon High School. On June 22, 1948, Donna married Gordon Bakkom Gilbertson at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. They farmed together on the Gilbertson family farm, where Donna helped with milking and baling hay in addition to raising their children. She kept a large garden which she did a lot of canning from. After her kids were grown, she worked at Pamida, Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank, and the Allamakee County Recorder's Office. Donna and Gordon moved into Waukon in 1990.

As a child, Donna belonged to St. Patrick Catholic Church and then after getting married, became a member of West Paint Creek Synod Church and later King of Grace Lutheran, all in Waukon. For many years, she and Gordon took care of the West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery. Donna also did a lot of community volunteer work including at the food shelf and for the "adopt a grandparent" program at the elementary school. She enjoyed growing flowers, playing cards, and doing jigsaw puzzles and crosswords. She loved to bake for her family and had a fondness for birds, especially cardinals. Her family will always remember her as a great mom and grandma.

She is survived by her four children: Gary (Jean) Gilbertson of Waterville, IA, Greg (Sue) Gilbertson of Waukon, Becky (Don) Quijano of Cedar Rapids, IA, and Kim (Jerome) Amos of Stewartville, MN; grandchildren: Amy (Mark Jackson) Gilbertson, Jessie (Adam) Krause, Nick Gilbertson, Luke (Karin Gray) Aswegan, Russ Roe, and Dee (John) Heying; great-grandchildren: Katelyn, Alison, and Thomas Heying and Nora and Mia Krause; a brother Roger Campbell of Stromsburg, NE; and sister-in-law Bonnie Campbell of Cedar Rapids.

Donna was preceded in death by her parents; husband Gordon on February 15, 2019; great-grandson Jacob Heying; son-in-law Dave Aswegan; a brother Jack Campbell; and three sisters-in-law: Ila Campbell, Alta (Nate) Hager, and Helen (Walter) Winke.

Honorary casketbearers are Donna's grandchildren and their spouses and her great-grandchildren. Casketbearers are Luke Aswegan, Kevin Campbell, Nick Gilbertson, Steve Hager, Bryan Willger, and Ken Winke.