White Funeral Home
1315 Main Street
Jesup, Iowa 50648

Dunkerton - Betty Mae Donohue, 87 years old of Dunkerton, IA, died Thursday, March 4, 2021, at UnityPoint Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, IA.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 8, 2021, at St. Francis Catholic Church-Barclay, rural Dunkerton, with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be for an hour before services Monday at the church. Face coverings and social distancing will be required.  Memorials will be directed to the church.

Betty was born April 22, 1933, the daughter of Claude William Henderson and Doris Eva (McGill) Henderson.  She was united in marriage to Richard Russell Donohue, Sr., July 4, 1953, in Des Moines, IA.  Betty worked as a retail sales clerk and was a homemaker.  She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church - Barclay, rural Dunkerton.

Betty is survived by two daughters, Dixie Makedonski of Roland, IA, Robin Donohue (David Whiteman) of Evansdale, IA; four sons, Rick Donohue (Donna Reuter) of Dunkerton, Tim (Jacuque) Donohue of San Antonio, TX, Dan (Leslie) Donohue of Hanford, CA, Ruben (Karena) Donohue of Dunkerton; 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.  Her parents; husband; one daughter, Teresa Hahn; two sisters, Alberta Ritter and Maxine McGinn; and one special daughter-in-law, Kimberly Donohue, preceded her in death.