Donna Giles Belding Merritt, 87, of Bartlett. Beloved wife of the late Hartley Belding and James Merritt; loving daughter of the late Maurice and Temperance (nee Tucker) Giles; cherished sister of the late Deborah (Milton) Davis and Barbara (Peter) Tappan; caring stepmom of Judy Baker, Dan Belding and Nancy Petrzilka; dear aunt of Mark Davis, Giles Davis, Barbara VonLanken and the late Steve Tappan and Dawn Davis and kind and close friend of Mike Barrutia, Jon Lewis and Karen Rosso. A special education teacher with a masters from Northern, she completed all work save dissertation for her PhD. Lifetime Mensa member. She loved animals and was known for breeding and showing champion Himalayan cats. As a docent at the Brownsville Zoo, she was especially attached to Siberian tiger cubs Boris and Natasha. With an undergrad from Northwestern in music, she was a multi-instrument musician. She sang with the Silver Sisters, and was a certified pilot. Memorial visitation 2:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory, 950 South Bartlett Rd (at Stearns Rd), Bartlett. Memorial visitation will continue Sunday 12:30p.m. until time of memorial service 1:00p.m. at Immanuel United Church of Christ, 415 W North Ave, Bartlett. Inurnment Bartlett Cemetery. Cremation was private at the Countryside Crematory. In lieu of flowers memorials to American Humane Society, www.americanhumane.org, would be appreciated.
Donna Giles Belding Merritt, 87, of Bartlett. Beloved wife of the late Hartley Belding and James Merritt; loving daughter of the late Maurice and Temperance (nee Tucker) Giles; cherished sister of the late Deborah (Milton) Davis and Barbara (Peter) Tappan; caring stepmom of Judy Baker, Dan Belding and Nancy Petrzilka; dear aunt of Mark Davis, Giles Davis, Barbara VonLanken and the late Steve Tappan and Dawn Davis and kind and close friend of Mike Barrutia, Jon Lewis and Karen Rosso. A special education teacher with a masters from Northern, she completed all work save dissertation for her PhD. Lifetime Mensa member. She loved animals and was known for breeding and showing champion Himalayan cats. As a docent at the Brownsville Zoo, she was especially attached to Siberian tiger cubs Boris and Natasha. With an undergrad from Northwestern in music, she was a multi-instrument musician. She sang with the Silver Sisters, and was a certified pilot. Memorial visitation 2:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory, 950 South Bartlett Rd (at Stearns Rd), Bartlett. Memorial visitation will continue Sunday 12:30p.m. until time of memorial service 1:00p.m. at Immanuel United Church of Christ, 415 W North Ave, Bartlett. Inurnment Bartlett Cemetery. Cremation was private at the Countryside Crematory. In lieu of flowers memorials to American Humane Society, www.americanhumane.org, would be appreciated.
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