In Memory

Donna Marie Alsbury (Halbert)

Donna Marie Alsbury (Halbert)

   Donna Marie Alsbury Halbert

Donna passed away on Sunday morning, June 10, 2018 in Battle Creek, Michigan. She was a native of Bristow, Oklahoma and a resident of the Battle Creek area. Donna married classmate Richard Rowe in June 1967; it ended in divorce a short time later. Donna then married the "Love of Her Life", Dean D. Halbert on July 27, 1974. Donna was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene for most of her life, where she served on various boards, and was the head of Junior Church and directed the Children's musicals and Christmas programs. She was an avid couponer, and enjoyed shopping, and flower gardening, but most of all she loved spending time with her family and taking care of her grandchildren. Donna and her family were the hosts of foreign exchange student Anita Soderholm (Lukka) from Finland during the Class of ‘65’s senior year. In addition to her husband Dean, survivors included her children, Michele (Patrick) Smith and Brian (Michelle) Halbert; five grandchildren, Michael Davis, Zachary Davis, Seth (Sarah) Davis, Allison Halbert and Zoe Halbert; a great-granddaughter, Rynoa Davis; her brother, Lee (Pam) Alsbury; and her sister, Beverly Ann Welch.  She was preceded in death by her parents and her former husband Richard. 

Information from Farley Dowdle Funeral Home (www.farleyestesdowdle.com), Battle Creek, Michigan, originally posted online on June 11, 2018; classmate Robert Eadler; and obituary for classmate Richard Rowe, May 16, 2016