Donna Belle Sauer

Donna Belle Sauer, 93, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 4, 2020, at the Ottawa First United Methodist Church. Interment Highland Cemetery in Ottawa. Donna was born July 4, 1927 in Pomona, Kansas, the daughter of Henry Calvin “Cal” and Belza Emma (Reed) Duvall. She was a lifelong resident of Ottawa. Donna graduated from Williamsburg High School with the class of 1945. On March 15, 1946, Donna was united in marriage to Dean J. Sauer at Ottawa, Kansas. He preceded her in death on January 14, 2012. She was also preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Edith Moser, Martha Hull, Hazel Underwood and Mable Justice; and brothers, Calvin “Bud” Duvall and Ralph Everman. Donna is survived by her daughter, Sandra Lang and husband Richard of Independence, Missouri; son, Dale Sauer and wife Sharon of Overland Park, Kansas; granddaughter Rhonda Reynolds of Nixa, Missouri; great granddaughter, Renee and great grandson, Dustin. Donna worked as a supervisor for Mode O’Day in Ottawa from 1957 until the plant closed in 1982 and then as a stocker at Our Own Hardware in Ottawa from 1986 until retiring in 1992. She was a member of Ottawa First United Methodist Church and O.K. Ladies Club. She enjoyed quilting, yardwork, antiques, and spending time with her family. The family suggests memorial contributions to Ottawa First United Methodist Church c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, KS 66067.