Donna Mae Haverkamp Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

DONNA MAE HAVERKAMP 1937 – 2022 Donna Mae “The Jelly Lady” (Harder) Haverkamp, age 84 of Plattsmouth, NE passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at her residence. She was born December 14, 1937 to Albert Walter and Emma Josephine (Parrish) Harder in Hebron, NE. Donna was raised and schooled in Hebron, but she graduated from Bellevue High School in Bellevue, NE with the class of 1957. After graduating from high school, she was a Soda Jerk at the Drug Store in Bellevue. Then Donna worked as the bookkeeper in Accounts Payable for Safeway. Then she started working at Allied Chemical in La Platte, NE as a secretary and later as a bookkeeper in Payroll. Donna met Harold Lee Haverkamp, while they were working at Allied Chemical and they later married on December 6, 1974 at the First Christian Church in Plattsmouth. Donna and Harold made their home in Plattsmouth. Donna was known as the “The Jelly Lady” at the Plattsmouth Harvest Festivals, flea markets, and farmers markets. Donna was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ and the Korn Club both in Plattsmouth. She was a Lady of the Realm for the Plattsmouth Harvest Festival and Committee Member of Boy Scout Troop 477 of Plattsmouth for many years. She is survived by two sons: Carl Haverkamp of Plattsmouth, NE; David Haverkamp and wife Nicole of Bellevue, NE; her granddaughter: Josephine Mae Haverkamp, her sister: Barbara Marrs and husband Randy of Dallas, TX; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Donna is preceded in death by her parents: Albert and Emma Harder and her husband: Harold Haverkamp. Visitations will be held from 1:00 to 8:00 P.M., with family greeting relatives and friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Roby Funeral Home in Plattsmouth. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, January 28, 2022 at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Plattsmouth with Rev. Harald Rappold officiating. The Pallbearers will be Aaron Butler, Randy McCoy, Nathan Meyer, Ryan Munhall, and Fred Wallace. The Honorary Pallbearer is Andrew Montgomery. Her Final Resting Place will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Plattsmouth. Memorials to the Family (A suitable charity will be chosen at a later date). Services are entrusted to Roby Funeral Home, 346 Avenue A, Plattsmouth, NE 68048 (402) 296-3123 robyfuneralhome@charter.net www.robyfuneralhome.com

Donna Mae Haverkamp

December 14, 1937 - January 16, 2022