Dona is survived by; Darlene (Wayne) Distereft, Graham (Cecilia) Courtoreille, Shirley (Allan) Higa, Alice Finley (Gerry Backoway), Beverley Courtoreille, Doc (Francine) Courtoreille and many, many nieces and nephews.

Dona was predeceased by her parents John and Violet Courtoreille, and her siblings, Diane (Harvey) Breland, Bernice Giroux (Paul), Hugh (Linda) Courtoreille, Johnny Courtoreille, Kenny (Helen) Courtoreille, Dennis Courtoreille and Wally Courtoreille.

Born in Ft. Vermillion, she came to the Iron Springs/Turin district when she was 12, she had spent time in a facility in mid Alberta. Dona was mentally challenged but one would never know, she was her mother’s little helper. Dona never forgot a person’s name or their faces! She lived with her sister Shirley, Allan and family for 16 years prior to living at Edith Cavell.

The family would like to thank the staff at Edith Cavell and the staff on 3A at the Chinook Regional Hospital for their care and compassion.

A Viewing will be held at CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME — 2825 32 Street South, Lethbridge, AB, on Monday, August 19, 2024 from 7:00 – 9:00 P.M.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at ST. CATHERINE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH —762 Crescent Avenue, Picture Butte, AB, on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. with Father Santiago Torres celebrating.

Dona will be laid to rest in the Huntsville Cemetery in Iron Springs, AB.