Donna Lotz, 84, of Kemmerer, Wyoming passed away November 2, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Donna was born in Provo, Utah to Walter and Cecil James on April 23, 1929. She was the third of four children. Donna graduated from Provo High School in 1947. She married James E. Lotz on December 27, 1950 in Elko, Nevada. The couple had two children. They made their home in Kemmerer, Wyoming in 1962 where her husband worked for the Utah Power and Light Company. Donna worked as a classroom aide at Kemmerer Elementary and as a clerk in the Lincoln County Assessor’s Office.
Donna was a fifty year member of the Wyoming Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed spending her afternoons at the Senior Center, watching old black and white movies, and spending time with her family and loved ones.
Donna is survived by her children, Terry Lotz, of Kemmerer; and Denise (William) Krall, of Kemmerer. She is also survived by two brothers, Armond James of St. George, Utah; and Glade James of Salt Lake City, Utah; and grandchildren Candice (Michael) Tournahu of Spring Creek, Nevada; Karen (Jere) McMillan of Kemmerer; and Robert (Savanna)Krall of Kemmerer. She is also survived by eight great-grandchildren: Kathyn, Courtney, Alexis, William, Matthew, Heston, Landon, and Jaxon.
She is preceded in death by her husband, James E. Lotz, her parents, and her sister, Thelma Robinson.
Funeral Services will be held at the Ball Family Chapel on Thursday, November 7, at 11:00a.m. with Father Philip Vaske presiding. Interment will be held at the South Lincoln Cemetery in Kemmerer.
The family has asked that memorial donations be made to the Kemmerer Senior Citizens Center.