Donna Mae Croshaw

Donna Mae Campbell Croshaw, 86, of Providence, Utah, passed away July 28, 2011 of natural causes.
Mom was born February 21, 1925 in Providence, Utah to Hyrum Alma Jr. and Ivy Pickett Campbell. She married Roy Fisher Croshaw on March 21, 1947, in the Logan LDS Temple. They are the proud parents of 9 children: Bette Jo Croshaw; Roylan (Dorothy); Boyd (Wendy); Kevin (Cynthia); Kathleen (Verlo) Howell; Denise (Karl) Hillyard; Lisa (Gary) Leavitt; Elaine (Scott) Olson; and Janalee (Alan) Jones. She has 30 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Mom’s early years were spent learning the skills and talents that would make her a great wife and mother. Prior to getting married she worked for Mode O’Day as a pattern marker, and then at Carlisle Shirt Factory as a Fore Lady. She made clothes for her nine children, doll clothes and many costumes. Her homemade bread, cinnamon rolls, spudnuts, pies and home canned goods were enjoyed by family and friends. She enjoyed crocheting, embroidering, quilting, sewing, cooking and reading.
Mom was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in numerous church callings. She especially loved serving the children and being a visiting teacher, a calling in which she served faithfully until the time of her death.
Mom made many friendships through her association in the Ladessa Club and as a charter member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Elizabeth Matthews Camp. Her pioneer heritage was very important to her. Mom’s primary focus in life was her husband, children and extended family.
She is survived by eight of her children and her three sisters, Afton Welling, Joyce Redd and Carol Noble. She was preceded in death by her husband, son Kevin, grandson Roylan Jr., her parents, and brothers Max, Dean and Lyle.
Funeral services will be held Monday, August 1, 2011 at 12:00 noon at the River Heights Stake Center located at 800 South 600 East in River Heights. There will be a viewing for family and friends on Sunday, July 31 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Allen Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center in Logan, and Monday, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. prior to the services. Interment will be in the Providence City Cemetery. Condolences and thoughts may be expressed to the family online at www.allenmortuaries.net .
The family would like to thank Dr. Russell Hirst, the staff of Access Home Health Care and Hospice and the staff of Sunshine Terrace for their kind and loving care.