Donna Jean Sturm Starcher
December 26, 1926 - July 30, 2014
Donna Jean Sturm Starcher of Dover, DE, age 87, died on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Courtland Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Belington, West Virginia, the daughter of the late H. Hugh and A. Opal Sturm. She attended college in Akron, Ohio and later graduated from Delaware State University. She worked for almost 20 years for the Department of Public Instruction. Donna enjoyed reading, walking, bicycling and playing tennis, golf, and bridge. She is survived by a sister F. Ruth (Sturm) Coontz of Belington, West Virginia; daughter Sandra Starcher Olenik-Dawson and her husband, George W. Dawson of Dover; son William Lee Starcher, Jr. and his wife, Cynthia (McHenry), grandson William Lee Starcher III of Hockessin, DE; granddaughter Allison Rebecca (Olenik) and her husband, Robert Smeltzer of Elkton, MD; and nephews Randal and Rodney Coontz of West Virginia, Bill Nicholas and nieces, Mary (Nicholas) Studer and Linda (Nicholas) Hutchins of Texas, and their families. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by an older sister Florabell (Sturm) and her husband Bill Nicholas formerly of El Paso, Texas. Funeral Services will be conducted at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Old North Road in Camden, DE on Friday, August 8th at 6:00, followed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the caring staff and administrators at Courtland Manor Nursing Home in Dover. Letters of condolences may be sent to www.traderfh.com or www.delmarvaobits.com arrangements are being made by Trader Funeral Home, Inc. www.traderfh.com
Donna Jean Sturm Starcher of Dover, DE, age 87, died on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Courtland Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Belington, West Virginia, the daughter of the late H. Hugh and A. Opal Sturm. She attended college in Akron,... View Obituary & Service Information