Donna Edmiston

Birth date: Jun 1, 1936 Death date: Aug 28, 2018

Mrs. Donna Edmiston died in Lehi Utah due to kidney failure on August 28, 2018. It was a sleepy, painless pathway for her and she passed peacefully at the age of 82. Donna was the youngest of five children by her parents John Ross Read Obituary

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Brent Ross

378w ago

My memory of Aunt Donna begins with the times when Karen and I used to spend a number of summers on the farm in Arcadia, Utah. Karen would team up with Donna and I would follow Pard around like a puppy dog. Grandma Ross would give us some chores to do so we would learn how to work.....and we did learn how to work. One of my chores was feeding the chickens. There was an old rooster that used to chase me around the chicken coop. If we caught up to me, he would peck me on the back of the leg. Donna thought that it was funny and use to tease me about the old rooster. I thought to myself, "One day I'm going to get even with that rooster."...It could be that I did get even by going into the Kentucky Fried Chicken business.
Once in awhile, maybe I should say quite often, Pard enjoyed teasing Donna. Donna did not take it very well, to say the least. She would chase Pard all over the farm. I think that Pard would have been a lot shorter if Donna had caught up to him.
Donna and I have kept in touch over the years. Grandpa Ross' birthday was May 30th. My birthday followed on May 31st. Donna's birthday was next on June 1st. Donna would always send me a card or give me a call on my birthday. I gave her a call this past June and we had a good talk. Donna enjoyed remembering the "good old days" on the farm. That is the time when we all bonded doing the chores around the farm or sitting at the kitchen table eating some of grandma's famous cinnamon rolls.
Donna will be missed...but not forgotten.

Karen Ross Burningham

378w ago

Sending Aunt Donna's Family my deepest sympathy for their loss. Donna was 10 years older than me and she was always so good to me as I was growing up. Brent and I would go out to the farm to stay and I have many memories of going places with Donna. I would go out to see her when she worked at Union High School in Roosevelt Utah and going out and staying with her at BYU. I was a brides maid at her wedding. My mother was sick and my dad went with me to get shoes. I bought the highest heels. My feet killed me. I surely learned my lesson. I remember going to her graduation from BYU. We attended a garden tea at the president's house. We wore our best with hats, gloves and Sunday clothes. Donna told us not to embarrass her. We got our food and went to a table in one corner of the yard. They had little separate benches. Grandma Ross sat down and slid over so someone else could sit down and the bench went up, her hat tipped down over her face. Ray was dating Donna and he went over to try and help her up but she was laughing so hard he had a terrible time getting her back up on the bench. We were all laughing! Poor Donna! I remember your family coming over to Chula Vista to visit us. Your kids sent my kids bunny cups. My kids loved them. You came over to visit after one of your visits with Rayna. I was glad you got to see my grandkids. Last May we came by and saw you and compared all our ailments! Where have the years gone? Now you are with Ray, Grandma and Grandpa Ross, Pard, Bud, Dad and my Mother and all the rest of the family. Thanks for the memories!
Karen Ross Burningham

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