Donna Claire (Reed) Ball passed away while residing at Providence Place Memory Care in Fremont, Nebraska on June 2, 2025 at the age of 89.

Donna Claire was born to Everett and Claudia Leone (DeLashmutt) Reed in Onawa, Iowa on April 17, 1936. She was baptized by immersion at Whiting Church of Christ. She attended and graduated from Whiting Consolidated School, in Whiting, Iowa.

Donna worked as a Secretary and Transcriber with Albertson Tool in Sioux City before marriage.

Donna was also a second mother to so many friends of her children and students while working in the kitchen with the Blair Public School system for several years after moving to Blair.

On February 1, 1957, Donna married Everett Carleton Ball of Leeds, Iowa at the Whiting Church of Christ in Whiting, Iowa. Three children were born to this union, Steve Carleton, Michael Everett and Lisa Kaye.

While the couple had called Billings, Montana their home for approximately nine years, Blair has been their home for the past 52+ years. Donna, while being a member of the First Christian Church/Hillside Christian Church, served with the women's group and was the organist/pianist for several years. Donna enjoyed all music and any activity that involved music from a very young age. Her love of playing the piano, whether just in her home or for church service and events, to having to watch all music shows on TV, and always having Christian groups, country artists, Holiday favorites and even sharing her love of all eras of music with her children, would fill the home from sunup to sundown. She had a love for working and painting ceramics, acrylic pictures and taking care of her home and family.

Donna was preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Claudia Leone Reed and sister Katherine Carlson Willey, mother and father-in-law Everett and Ruby Ball. She is survived by her husband Everett Ball of Blair, NE.; sons: Steve (Bridgitte) Ball, Michael (Janet) Ball; daughter, Lisa Ball Carroll; seven grandchildren: Brad (Shelley) Ball, Kyle Carroll, Emily (Nathan) Refior, Abigail (Colton) Penny, Jennifer (Ryan) Mettler, Lauren (Adam) Aldana, and Kristen (Nick) Young; nine great-grandchildren; sisters: Jeanne Johnson, Colleen Malmberg, Shirley Hatlelid; and several nephews and nieces.

In Loving Memory of Donna Claire Ball

Born April 17, 1936 Onawa, Iowa ~ Entered Into Rest June 2, 2025 Fremont, Nebraska

Funeral Service 11am Monday June 9, 2025 Hillside Christian Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Dave Ludwick. Pianist: Theresa McKee. Special Memories: Steve Ball Musical Selection "Amazing Grace"

Graveside Service: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

~~~obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~

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