Donna Annabel Smith Nov. 10, 1932 – April 1, 2021

      Donna Annabel Smith, age 88, died Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after residing there for seven years. Private family services will be held at Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Pastor Frank Shephard will officiate at the services. By visiting Goettschonline.com you may share your thoughts, memories and condolences with Donna's family and sign the online guest book.

      Surviving are three sisters, Bonnie (Charles) Holcomb, Rosemary (Daniel) Hasler, June (Carl) Kraus, three nieces and four nephews and their families. She was preceded in death by her parents and her step-father.

      Donna was born Nov. 10, 1932 the daughter of Otto and Emma Bartels Schneiter at John McDonald Hospital. Otto died when she was four and Donna was adopted by Irvill Smith when her mom remarried. Donna became the big sister to Bonnie, Rosemary and June. Donna graduated from Monticello Community Schools with the class of 1951. Donna worked as a babysitter and housekeeper her whole life. She worked for several families but the longest for Marcia and Glenn Gabriel. She enjoyed traveling in her later years and was always ready to go shopping - even just to look. Donna was a life-long member of Peace Church, she was baptized and confirmed when it was the Evangelical and Reformed Church.

      The family would like to thank all the staff at MNRC for all the wonderful care given to Donna during her seven year stay with them.