Veldonna Darlene Marcott, 77, Sleepy Eye, MN, died at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center on Sunday, January 1, 2012, of a long, courageous battle with cancer with her daughter by her side. Funeral Services will be at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, on Thursday, January 5th at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Keith Ainsley officiating. Friends may call on the family from 1-2pm on Thursday at the church prior to the service. Interment will be at St. Michael's Cemetery in Farmington, MN on Friday, January 6th at 11:00 a.m. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family via
Veldonna Darlene Marcott was born October 15th, 1934 in Bagley, MN, daughter of the late Thomas and Edna Peters. After graduation, she became a nurse. On June 11, 1954, she married Donavon Marcott in Red Lake Falls, MN. They moved to Farmington, MN in 1955, where she was a homemaker and a nurse at Sanford Memorial Hospital for 25 years. After Don's retirement in 1988, they moved to their lake home in Webster, WI, where Donna worked as night charge nurse at the Grantsberg Nursing Home. They enjoyed wintering in Texas for 15 years. In 2001, Donna and Don moved to Sleepy Eye to live closer to their daughter and her family. Donna worked at the Sleepy Eye Care Center until her retirement. She enjoyed needlework, sewing, and china painting, which she shared with family and friends. Donna was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Veldonna is survived by her daughter, Darlene (Rodney) Brummund of Sleepy Eye, grand-daughters Katrina (Wade) Grams of Fairfax, MN, Andrea Brummund of Sleepy Eye, MN, grand-son John Brummund of Farmington, MN, and great grand-daughters Ariella and Amelia. She is also survived by sisters Vivian Snobl of Central City, Iowa, Phyllis Marcotte of Sleepy Eye, MN, brothers Ronald (Linda) Peters of Dallas, WI, and Bill Peters of Amery, WI, nieces, nephews and many treasured friends. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 51 years, Donavon, and her parents.
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