Donna Gartin

July 6, 1935 - July 25, 2020

Donna Gartin, 85, of Fort Dodge, died Saturday, July 25, 2020 at the Villa Care Center. Memorial visitation will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday until the memorial service at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at the Gunderson Funeral Chapel. Donna Lou Leiss, daughter of Henry and Alvina (Schocker) Leiss, was born July 6, 1935 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was a homemaker, loved her family and helped raise her grandchildren. She enjoyed listening to Elvis music, annual family reunions at Dolliver Park, crosswords, puzzles, baking and watching late night scary movies. Donna is survived by her children; Rex (Laura) Gartin, Paul Leiss (Linda), Tammy Gartin (David), step-son Richard Gartin, her sisters; Rosemary Denny and Gladys Fuller, 9 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Bobby Gartin, daughter Pamela Stone, her brothers; Dale, Billy, Aldo, Delbert, Kenneth, and sisters; Verla O’Connor, Delores Dillingham, Colleen Hogan and her parents. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.