Donna Jean Kallhoff 88 of Kimball, passed away in Cheyenne, Wyoming surrounded by her loving family on Monday, January 4, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Kimball with Father Mike McDermott officiating. Burial will be held in the Kimball Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. on Friday at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with a prayer service to follow. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorial may be given in Donna’s memory to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church or the Kimball Hospital Foundation. The services for Donna have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home.
Donna was born on February 25, 1932 in Kimball, Nebraska to Martin and Ethel (Leininger) Mulvihill. She graduated from Kimball County High School in 1950 and was married to Lloyd Francis Kallhoff on January 22, 1951 and to this union six children were born. Donna and Lloyd celebrated 45 years of marriage. Donna was a lifelong Kimball resident except for five years when she lived in Sidney, Nebraska. In addition to raising the couple’s children, Donna worked at the Western Nebraska Observer as the Office Manager from October 13, 1973 to August 15, 2007 when she retired. Donna enjoyed books, music and singing, but her greatest love were her children and extended family. She was active in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church all her life and later enjoyed being a member of the Red Hat Society. She was loved deeply by her family and friends and will forever be missed.
Survivors include her children Debra (Allen) Adamson of Bushnell, NE, Gary Kallhoff of San Diego, CA, Denise Barraclough of Omaha, NE, Douglas (Michelle) Kallhoff of Cheyenne, WY and Ann (Brian) Long of Kearney, NE: 11 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 3 great, great grandchildren and sister-in-law’s Debbie Kallhoff and Marianne Kallhoff. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Gregory Kallhoff. brothers Richard Mulvihill and Donald Mulvihill, sisters Mary Batterton, Maxine Colombo and Shirley Marshall.
