Donna McGrane, age 92, of Carroll died Friday, May 08, 2020 at St. Anthony Nursing Home in
Carroll.
If circumstances allow, a Funeral Mass will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, July 24, 2020 at St. John
Paul II Parish – St. Lawrence Church in Carroll. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in
Carroll.
Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online
condolences may be left for Donna’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Memorials may be left for the Donna McGrane family, c/o Sharp Funeral Home, 226 W. 8th St.
Carroll, IA, 51401.
Donna was born on January 26, 1928 in Manning, Iowa, the daughter of Julius and Margaret
(Vollmer) Rowedder. She grew up in Manning and graduated valedictorian from Manning
Community School.
She was married to Cletus Thomas McGrane on July 31, 1947 at Sacred Heart Church in
Manning, Iowa. The couple farmed the McGrane Family Farm west of Halbur until they retired
in the early 1990’s and moved to Carroll.
Donna enjoyed dancing, playing cards, and cherished any time spent with family. She loved to
read and was a very devout Catholic. In her spare time she was always there to help her family
who meant the world to her.
Donna is survived by her children: Steve (Donna) McGrane, Julie (Jim) Williams, Lori (Tom)
Seidl and Cindy McGrane; her grandchildren: Kevin (Kathryn) McGrane, Kyle (Nikki)
McGrane, Jay (Ashley) McGrane, Jon (Carley) McGrane, Jeffrey (Darl) Williams, Joel (Jamie)
Williams, Joshua (Abby) Williams, Jason (Kady) Williams, Jill (Chad) Kluver, Shelli (Pete)
Juergens, Todd (Lindsy) Seidl, Woody (Sean) Bollinger; 27 great grandchildren; her brother-inlaw, Wilbert Lussman; as well as other extended relatives and many friends.
Donna was preceded in death by her parents, Julius and Margaret Rowedder; parents-in-law, Jim
and Margaret McGrane; her sister, Dorothy (Paul) Volquartsen; her brother, Jim (Mary)
Rowedder; and her brother-in-law, James McGrane.
