Donna was born on November 12, 1933 in Omaha, NE to Donald S. Krause and Jeanette H. Krause (Moseman). Donna attended Brownell Talbot and the University of Nebraska where she met her first husband, Allan C. Hansen. They raised their children in Aurora and Lincoln, NE. Donna married Bruce B. Smith in 1993 and they later retired to Mesa, AZ. Donna lived a full and active life and enjoyed dancing, Nebraska football and loved spending time with her family and friends.
Donna is survived by her daughters Donnette (Hansen) Jenkins, Lincoln, NE, Susie (Hansen) Pehrson, Castle Rock, CO; stepsons Jeff Smith, Doug Smith, Brad Smith, Kevin Smith, fourteen grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and sister Thea Kissler, Irvine, CA.
Donna is preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Allan C. Hansen, husband Bruce B. Smith, son Donald A. Hansen, and son-in-law, Donald E. Jenkins.
