Donna Mae Hauser's Obituary
Donna Mae Hauser 82, of Fairmont Minnesota, passed peacefully in her sleep with her daughter and husband at her side in Harlingen, Texas on November 21, 2014. She is preceded in death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew-Freeberg and by her beloved mother in law Gladys Hauser and father in law Reuben Hauser. She is survived by her husband the love of her life and childhood friend Henry Hauser and her beloved children. She adored her family and was known for her “just because I love you care packages” to her children. She lovingly giggled and described her eldest son Gregory and wife Diane of Tulsa, OK as the “strongest” and the “Toot that gave her gray hair and cats for grandchildren”. Her middle child Don and wife Rosie of Chandler, OK was the son she described as the “sweetest and most sensitive” who gave her 3 grandchildren Jesse Craft and his wife Shannon, Jamie Massie and her husband Jason, Robert Hauser and his wife Tricia and her 6 great grandchildren Erin Craft, Lucas Craft, Rylie Craft, Mackenzie Massie, Andrew Massie and Jace Massie. Her baby Nicole “Nicky” Hauser Ketcher was her “Oops” baby and tenderly called “The Golden Child” who gave her 2 grandchildren Nicholas Henry Ketcher and Genevieve Margaret Sizemore. Donna is also survived by her brother in law Rolfe Hauser and wife Sofia Ormaza of Beldenview, Wisconsin. Her husband Henry was the man who showed her what it was to be loved along with his parents whom she loved as her true parents. It was Henry who made her the happiest woman in the world. Henry changed her life completely as he whisked her around the world traveling to all but 2 countries and ensuring she had nothing but the very best life had to offer all the while receiving as gifts, the finest perfumes Henry could find along the way.She was a wonderful wife, mother, friend, artist and a true lady who will be terribly missed and never forgotten. Donna was an incredibly witty social butterfly who thoroughly enjoyed her husband and the company of her friends while expressing herself through her paintings. She and Henry retired to the Rio Grande Valley, first living on South Padre Island, then living at the Laguna Vista Country Club and finally moving to The Golden Palms Retirement community. As per her wishes, she will be buried in Broken Arrow Oklahoma at the Floral Haven Cemetery with services under the direction of Floral Haven Funeral Home.
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