Donna (Petersen) DeBrie, 81, of Iowa City, died Thursday, January 11, 2018, at the Solon Care Center.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. Private family burial will also take place at St. Joseph Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the family through the web at www.gayandciha.com
Donna was born August 30, 1936, to Jeneta (Lenz) and Henry Petersen in West Branch, IA. Donna graduated from Iowa City High School in 1955. She went to work for Moore Business Forms and met and married her husband, Dick DeBrie, on his return from the Navy. They were married August 18, 1956. She then went on to work for the county treasurer and later for Hills Bank.
Along with her parents, Donna and Dick built Hi Point Golf Course. She enjoyed golf, bowling, crafts and especially their home on Leech Lake, Minnesota. After retirement, summers were spent fishing, boating and spending time with family and friends.
She is survived by sisters, Marilyn Mangold, Tootie Wood., all her nieces and nephews, and her belov...[more]
beloved wiener dog.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother-in-law, John DeBrie, and sister-in-law, Ann DeBrie.
Memorials may be made in Donna's memory to Iowa City Hospice or The American Heart Association.
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