Mrs. Donna J. Hamilton-Harmon

Donna J. Hamilton-Harmon, age 91, of Berlin passed away peacefully on Thursday afternoon April 24, 2014 at the Berlin Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 22, 1922 in Berlin the daughter of Warren Bisby and Gwendolyn (Wheldon) Hamilton. Donna was a graduate of the Berlin High School with the class of 1940 of which she was also the Prom Queen. On August 12, 1954 at the Congregational Church of Berlin she married the love of her life Royal A. Harmon and they enjoyed 42 wonderful years together until his death on March 14, 1997. Donna had sold Insurance for the Equity Reserve Co. of Neenah for a year and then worked for 13 years as a cashier for the Wisconsin Power and Light Co. of Berlin. She then went on the road with her husband Royal selling Yellow Page Advertising for the L.M. Berry Co., in nine states. Then she and her husband owned the Hamilton’s Shoes of Berlin and she worked in the store and later on she added Men’s clothing and Ladies Apparel known as the He and She Threads of Berlin, retiring in 1993. Donna was always such a kind and considerate person that always had a big smile for you and was known to many in Berlin as the “Candy Lady”. The things she enjoyed most in life were the love for her husband and children and her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Donna always helped out wherever needed and always made Berlin a better place to live. Donna is survived by her beloved daughter, Faye (Dale) Gelhar of Berlin, her two beloved sons, Craig Hamilton (Shannon) Harmon of Berlin and Brian Warren Harmon of Los Angeles, California, also her loved four grandchildren, Hamilton (Karla) Gelhar of Ketchikan, Alaska, Stephanie (Kevin) Nickel of Plainfield,Illinois, and Gavin, Kinsey and Malerie Harmon all of Berlin, four great grandchildren, Collin, Landon and Quinn Nickel and Henry Gelhar, she is further survived by other relatives and her many friends. A Memorial service for Donna will be held on Friday May 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Wiecki-Skipchak Funeral Home of downtown Berlin with the Rev. Karen Gygax-Rodriguez officiating. Relatives and friends may visit the family at the Funeral Home on Friday only from 5 to 7 p.m. She will be laid to rest beside her husband at the Oakwood Cemetery of Berlin. A memorial has been established in her memory. WIECKI-SKIPCHAK FUNERAL HOME 116 S. ADAMS AVE. DOWNTOWN, BERLIN, WIS. 54923 920-361-2050 FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1919

Mrs. Donna J. Hamilton-Harmon

June 22, 1922 - April 24, 2014