Donna M. (Dickinson) Bruckner

(October 5, 1919 - November 6, 2008)

Donna M. Bruckner, 89, of Fremont, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 at the Newaygo Medical Care Facility in Fremont.

Donna was born on Oct. 5, 1919 in Fremont to Don and Fern (Millard) Dickinson. Donna’s mother, Fern, passed away when Donna was two years old. Don, her father, met and later married Lois (Maynard) Dickinson and together they raised Donna. Donna met and later married Leonard Bruckner on March 1, 1940 in Fremont. Leonard pre ceded her in death on Oct. 8, 1975. Donna had worked at the TimesIndicator and enjoyed being a homemak er, entertaining and cooking. She and Leonard moved to California in 1960 and later moved back to Fremont in 1994.

Donna is survived by her sisters, Inez Bayle of Hesperia, Marvel (Raymond) Smith of Fremont, and Norma Jean (Chet) Scott of Fremont; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by twin infant daughters, Judy and Julie Bruckner on Feb. 15, 1943; her husband, Leonard on Oct. 8, 1975; her brother, Garth Dickinson in August 2002; and her broth er-in-law, Dwane Bayle in June 2008.

Funeral services were held on Monday, Nov. 10 at the Crandell Funeral Home - Fremont Chapel, with Pastor Ronald Scott of the Trinity Baptist Church in Flushing presiding, with interment in the Maple Grove Cemetery. Friends may consider the Newaygo Medical Care Facility Patient Fund for memorial contributions in memory of Donna. Friends may send a condolence or share a memory with the Bruckner family online at www.crandellfh.com. Arrangements by Crandell Funeral Home, Fremont Chapel.

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