Mrs. Donna J. Kindig Smith, 86, of Rochester, passed away at 8:47 a.m. Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Life Care Center of Rochester.
Born in Rochester on Jan. 8, 1929, Donna was the cherished daughter of Oral “Hap” and Eva M. Severns Kindig.
Growing up, she shared her childhood with a sister, Helen and a brother, Omer.
On Nov. 2, 1952, Donna and Francis D. Smith were married in Rochester. Francis passed away on Jan. 5, 2000.
Donna is lovingly remembered by two daughters: Jean Ann Kindig Mize and husband Bobby of Kokomo, and Tamara Lynn Lehman, of Novato, Calif.; three grandchildren: Michael E. Mize of Huntington; Heather M. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio; and Tracy L. Macaduso (Mark) of Kokomo; a great-grandson: Jordan Bass (Kelsey) of Kokomo; a great-great-granddaughter: Berkleigh Rose Bass; a sister: Helen Notz of Rochester; a brother: Omer L. Kindig and wife Annette of Warsaw; a sister-in-law, Barbara Smith of Leiters Ford; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Preceding Donna in death are her parents, husband and a grandson, John Allen Lehman.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, at Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 W. 18th St., Rochester, where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Interment will be the Leiters Ford Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Southern Care Hospice, 310 W. McKinley Ave., No. 340, Mishawaka, IN 46545.