Birth date: Apr 29, 1935 Death date: Feb 20, 2018
Martha Jean Donaldson (nee Barnette), age 82, of Grafton, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the Cleveland Clinic in Avon. She was born in Weston, West Virginia and has been a resident of Grafton, Elyria and Columbia Sta Read Obituary
I love you grandma! You are truly missed❣️
Jean was a wonderful Christian lady who I loved very much. I love you Beverly, Brenda and Brian and I am broken hearted for your loss.
You are in my thoughts and prayers!
Love Aunt Shirley
I'm so sorry about your family's loss! I haven't seen her in a while but I remember swimming at her house with all the kids in the summer time . Going to church every sunday, and doing youth plays with her. So many great memories. Melanie Rider (Snyder)
Our dearest, sweetest Aunt Jean. I don't even know where to start. Our hearts are broken as we again lose a pillar of strength in our family. You have always been there for Deanna, Joe, and myself with the loss of Mom and Dad. You were just like a Mom to us. We all grew up together with Bev, Brenda and Brian. You always gave us a hug if we needed it, a kind word of encouragement or a swat if a few of us needed that too. LoL ! We miss and love you so much. It still does not seem real. I can still hear your soft voice, your sweet little giggle and your smile. Hearing you say "hi honey" everytime I called. Some of your little phrases keep running thru my head like "hope my die" or "deed they did" . That brings a smile to my face even thru the tears. Things are never going to be the same. The 6 of us kids feel like we are orphans no matter what our age is. We just could never picture our lives without our parents and here we are. The most painful sadness our families have experienced. Aunt Jean, we thank you with all our heart for the way you helped in taking care of Mom until the angels took her home. Then it was Dad's turn. And again, you were there every step of the way. We know how hard that was for you but you would say "you kids go to work, I'll stay till you get here" . You were already an angel here on Earth. So you go now, be with your heavenly family and just know that you are so loved and missed here more than words can express. Kiss my Mom and my Dad and please tell them that we love and miss them and wrap your arms around them and tell them it's from their loving kids. Our hearts ache for them everyday. Bev, Brenda and Brian, we need to stay close and always be there for each other. Believe me, we know your pain. I love you guys very much.
My condolences. Although I haven't seen Aunt Jean in a long time, I remember hanging out there with the cousins, swimming, on weekends we were with Dad. My thoughts are with the family.
Debbie (Barnette) Kelley
