Myrna Jeane Donnan1

(March 24, 1928 - January 27, 1994)
Myrna Jeane Donnan|b. Mar 24, 1928\nd. Jan 27, 1994|p513.htm|Homer Donnan|b. Apr 14, 1895\nd. Jun 23, 1938|p80.htm|Grace Stella Smith|b. Jan 27, 1900\nd. Mar 17, 1992|p79.htm|Edward C. Donnan|b. about Oct 14, 1855\nd. Nov 12, 1921|p1580.htm|Nora Mosely|b. Apr 13, 1873|p1581.htm|John Smith|b. Aug 31, 1864\nd. Mar 1, 1960|p77.htm|Sarah L. Minger|b. Jul 25, 1868\nd. Aug 22, 1940|p78.htm|

Relationship=Great-granddaughter of Leeson A. Smith Sr..
Relationship=1st cousin of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Charts on which this person appears:
Leeson Smith, Sr. Descendants Chart
Myrne Donnan
     Myrna Jeane Donnan was born on Saturday, March 24, 1928 in Iowa, daughter of Homer Donnan and Grace Stella Smith.2,3

According to the US census of April 27, 1930, Myrna was living at home with her parents in Millville Township, Clayton County, Iowa. She was two years old.4

Myrna married Floyd Eberhardt, son of Louis Eberhardt, on May 17, 1948.1,3

Myrna was 49 years old when her sister, Lelia, died on April 19, 1977. (Lelia was 51 years old).5,6

She became a widow at age 64 when her husband, Floyd, died on December 16, 1992.3

Myrna died on Thursday, January 27, 1994 in Guttenberg Municipal Hospital in Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa. She was 65 years old.3,7 She was laid to rest on Sunday, January 30, 1994 in the Clayton Center Cemetery in Clayton Center, Clayton County, Iowa. Services were held at two o'clock in the afternoon at the Zion Lutheran Church, Center City. Friends were invited to call at the Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home in Garnavillo.8

Children of Myrna Jeane Donnan and Floyd Eberhardt

  • Amy Lou Eberhardt1 (living)
  • Jean Ann Eberhardt1 (living)
  • Jane Lee Eberhardt1 (living)
  • Jerry Allen Eberhardt1 (living)
  • Sarah Lynn Eberhardt1 (living)

Citations

  1. [S62] Grace Donnan, Myrna Eberhardt, Jerry Eberhardt, "Jerry Eberhardt's Compilation of Family History Notes", Three generations of researchers (Garnavillo, Iowa). Hereinafter cited as "Jerry Eberhardt's Family History Collection."
  2. [S131] 1930 US Census, 1930 Iowa, Clayton, Millville Twp; Series: T626 Roll: 649 Page: 205.
  3. [S62] Grace Donnan, Myrna Eberhardt, Jerry Eberhardt, "Jerry Eberhardt's Compilation of Family History Notes", Three generations of researchers (Garnavillo, Iowa). , DSC01318. Hereinafter cited as "Jerry Eberhardt's Family History Collection."
  4. [S131] 1930 US Census, 1930 Iowa, Clayton, Millville; Series: T626 Roll: 649 Page: 205.
  5. [S202] Obit, Unidentified Newspaper Clipping , (Obit from Jerry Eberhardt's Family History Collection) DSC01325.
  6. [S36] Interview with Darlene Julson (Dubuque, IA), by Susan Noyes, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
  7. [S330] Myrna Eberhardt, Obit, Unidentified Newspaper Clipping.
  8. [S202] Obit, Unidentified Newspaper Clipping , Myrna J. Eberhardt Obit.
 


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