Donna Lindeman, 85, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Sunday, September 12, 2021 at The Heritage at Meridian Gardens in Columbus.

The funeral service will be held on Friday, September 17, at 11:00 AM, at Peace Lutheran Church with Rev. Cory Burma officiating. The visitation will be on Thursday, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Gass Haney Funeral Home and continue on Friday from 10:00 AM until service time at the church. The funeral service will be broadcast live on the Gass Haney Facebook page. In lieu of flowers, The family has requested that remembrances be made in the form of contributions to www.MyAngelsAmongUs.org

Donna R. Lindeman was born on August 6, 1936, in Lyons, Nebraska, to Emil and Marie (Henke) Schaefer. She graduated from Kramer High School in Columbus in 1954. Donna worked as a secretary at Behlen Manufacturing and during that time met Eldon Lindeman. On November 3, 1957 Donna and Eldon were united in marriage at Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbus. The couple was blessed with two sons.

Along with helping Eldon on the farm, Donna held various positions at the Columbus Hospital, working as a secretary, LPN, and medical transcriptionist and later worked as a record keeper for Rickert Trucking. Donna enjoyed painting, drawing, crosswords, reading, and putting together jigsaw puzzles. She also enjoyed her card club, riding horses, music, singing, camping, traveling and seeing new places. Donna was member of Peace Lutheran Church.

Donna is survived by:
Son: Rick Lindeman of Columbus, NE
Son: Don (Fiancee - Kit Slater) Lindeman of Overland Park, KS
Grandchildren: Taylor, Cole, & Brianne
Brother: Donald Schaefer of Hillsboro, OR
Sister-in-law: Joyce Schaefer of Kansas City, MO
Cousins, Nieces, & Nephews

Donna was preceded in death by:
Parents: Emil & Marie Schaefer
Husband: Eldon Lindeman
Brother: Edwin Schaefer
Sister: LaVonne (Gilbert) Loseke