Full Name: Donna M. DeSelm Age: 64 Years Sex: Female
Current address: Topeka
Date of death: Wednesday morning, August 28, 2002
Place of death: Topeka area hospice
Date of Birth: December 5, 1937 Place of birth: Bloomington, IL
Parents: Glenn Ira And Gladys Tosh Nelson
Years in current city/town: has lived in Topeka for 38 years
Background: She was a member of Crestview United Methodist Church. She was employed as a registrar at St. Francis Hospital for 17 years. She was a volunteer story time reader at Shawnee County and Topeka Public Library. She also volunteered at the Florence Crittendon Home. She had a home day care business in the early 1970s.
Relatives: Married to: Thomas A. DeSelm, on April 19, 1958 in Bloomington, IL
preceded in death by: her husband, Thomas on December 22, 1982. She was also preceded by 2 brothers and 4 sisters.
Survivors: Daughter: Julie Crow, Wakarusa, KS
Daughter: Carol Rogala, Oak Park, IL
Daughter: Teresa Roy, Olathe, KS
Son: Steve DeSelm, Topeka, KS
Grandchildren: 4
Sister: JoAnn Carlisle, San Diego, CA
Service time, day, date, place: Services will be at 11:00 a.m, Friday, August 30, 2002 at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel.
Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery Topeka, Kansas
Visitation: Donna M. DeSelm will lie in state at Penwell Gabel Mid Town Chapel after 1:00 p.m., Thursday, August 29, 2002 where the family will
receive friends from 7-8pm.
Vigil, wake, rosary, other:
Memorial contributions, if any: Arthritis Foundation Kansas Chapter, 1602 E. Waterman, Wichita,KS 67211-1878 or Midland Hospice Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800