Obit: Donna Nolte

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Donna Marie Nolte, 86, of Durant, died on Friday, May 4, 2018 at the Wilton Retirement Community.

Visitation was held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9 at the Bentley Funeral Home in Wilton. Order of Eastern Star services immediately followed the visitation.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 10 at the First Presbyterian Church in Wilton.

Interment will be at the Oakdale Cemetery.

A memorial has been established in her memory. Online condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com.

Donna was born in rural Wilton on Feb. 23, 1932, the daughter of Harold and Ruth (Gauthier) Covell.

Donna graduated from Wilton High School and then received her teaching certificate from the Iowa Teaching College in Cedar Falls. She later graduated from Marycrest in Davenport with her bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

She taught at Durant and Wilton elementary schools for 34 years, retiring in 1996.

Donna married John C. Nolte on Dec. 28, 1952 in Wilton. He preceded her in death on July 4, 1999.

Donna was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Wilton, Purity Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, Wilton, Past Matrons Club, Grace Noll Crowell Book Club in Wilton, Durant Lioness Club and Investment Club. She enjoyed reading and playing Dominoes.

She is survived by her sons: David (Becky) Nolte of Durant and Doug (Carri) Nolte of Wilton; four grandchildren: Kathleen (Mike) Rouse of Norwalk, Iowa, Jacob Nolte of Ames and Mason and Cade Nolte of Wilton; two great-grandchildren; and her sister Doris Guy of Wilton.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her sister Ethelyn Morrison.

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