Donna JoAnn (Karr) Pasierb, 63, passed away on Sept 2, 2008. She was a great humanitarian who went out of her way to provide love and assistance to friends and family. She was always there when needed. She was born in Iberia, Missouri, on January 5, 1945. She traveled to several states during her early years, as her parents worked for various carnivals. She married Ron Pasierb in 1971 and in 1977 they settled in Fishers with their children.
She is survied by her husband Ron, son Larry Felger (Mary Pat), and daughter Tammy Kelshaw (Dennis), special nephew Wesley Ehrlichman, five grandchildren (Brandon, Larisa, Kassidy, Kasandra and Levi) and a great granddaughter, Kiana. She is also survived by sisters Doris Newton, Sarah Dixon (Ray), Nancy Lopez (Frank), and Elizabeth Keenan (Barry) and brothers William Karr (Kathy), James T. Karr (Jean), Robert Karr (Karen), Randy Woodcox (Barbara), Michael Woodcox (Geraldine) and many friends and relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, James Karr, and her mother Idolia (Smith) Cameron, brother David Simmons and sister Janet Wallace.
Visitation will be at Randall & Roberts Fishers Mortuary, 12010 Allisonville Road on Friday, Sept 5, from 3-7 PM followed by a brief service conducted by the Reverend Steve Obrien. Interment will be on Saturday at 11:30 AM Eastern time at SS Peter and Paul Cemetery in Westville, Illinois. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund c/o HCR Manor Care Foundation, 333 N. Summit St, P.O. Box 10086, Toledo, OH 43699-0086.
JoAnn (as she preferred to be called) had an avid interest in the arts and crafts and was very talented in oil painting and quilting as well as other intricate craftwork. She felt deeply connected to her family and spent many hours over the years researching the genealogical roots of her ancestors.