Donna June (Gossard) Klingler, 83, died at 5:23 am Monday Dec. 7, 2015, at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born on Feb. 20, 1932, in Hardin County to the late Merle Everett and Roxie Mildred (King) Gossard. On March 11, 1951, she married James Howe Klingler who survives in Ada.
Donna was a member of Bethel Church of Christ. She worked at the Lazarus/Macy’s restaurant in Lima before retiring in 2007. She had worked at the Boss Glove Factory and Triplett Corporation both in Bluffton. Donna also worked at a nursing home and restaurant in Ada.
Donna is also survived by a son John Everett (Judy) Klingler of Lima; three grandchildren, Heather (Robert) Stoodt of Elida, Catherine (Ryan) Briggs of Blythe, Georgia, Joshua (Tiffany) Klingler of Lima; two great-granddaughters, Elliana Grace Briggs and Parker Elizabeth Klingler; three brothers Paul Gossard of Bluffton, Carroll (Edna) Gossard of Findlay, Kenneth (Barb) Gossard of Findlay; a sister-in-law Pauline Klingler of Bluffton and many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. Pastor Brandon Mayden officiating. Burial will in Lafayette Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lima Memorial Hospital Kidney Dialysis Unit.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.chiles-lamanfh.com.
