Donna Mae (Wilhelm) Eldredge, 82, passed away on December 15, 2021 in Minnesota.  Donna was born on May 28, 1939 in Havelock, ND, the daughter of Mike and Mary Wilhelm.  She was the 5 ^th of 11 children.  She had several jobs in and around Scranton from owner of the Amidon Bar, waitress/cook at the Scranton Town Café to bartender at Puggy's.  She enjoyed bowling, dancing, traveling, listening to Elvis, bingo and was always up for a trip to the casino.  The Wilhelm family reunions were always a special time for famly to be together and catch up and reminisce of days gone by.  When they all got together the food and baked goods were endless.  Donna moved from Scranton to Gascoyne after her marriage to Allen Eldredge in 1990.  They enjoyed 29 years together until he passed away May of 2019.  She enjoyed gardening, canning, cooking, baking and she loved sharing her recipes.  When friends would stop by for a visit the coffee pot was always on and she never failed to have something good to go with it.  The Gascoyne town board meetings were held at the Eldredge kitchen table and always started with a fresh cup of coffee and ended with a sweet treat.  She was a wonderful loving, giving, caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend.

Donna is survived by her 2 brothers; Eugene (Joan) and Jimmy (Linda), 3 sisters; Connie (Bob), Linda and Roxanne (Jeff), her children; Connie (Clarence), Michele, Cindy (Randy), Derrick and Branden, 11 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents; Mary (1984) and Mike (1987), siblings; Sonny (1949), Eileen (2004), Bob (2010), Patty (2012) Gladys (2017), granddaughter Kassie (2018) and husband Allen (2019).

Donna moved to Minnesota after her husband's passing to spend time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.  It was her wishes to have a memorial service in Scranton at the Peace Lutheran Church and a headstone by her husband Allen in Gascoyne.  Her Family is planning this for the end of May.