Donna Mae (Schnell) Byrne

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Byrne, Donna Mae (Schnell) Born on May 8th 1929 in Minot ND passed after a brief battle with cancer on Oct 18th 2017. She attended Minot State University majoring in Chemistry. She was an avid horsewoman spending her early years on the Schnell ranches in ND and later on her parents' popular Shetland/Welsh pony ranch in Hamel MN. She married Charles Roberts Byrne in 1948 and raised their 6 children in Bloomington MN. Our dearly beloved mother and grandmother was preceded in death by her husband of 27 years, her sons Thomas and Michael Byrne, her brothers Marcus and Donovan Schnell, and her parents Markus and Hjordis (Ingberg) Schnell. She is survived by her children; Mary Byrne of Laveen AZ, Kathleen Byrne-Barrantes of Poulsbo WA, Patrick Byrne of Port Angeles WA, Robert Byrne of North Bend WA, and 11 grandchildren; Roger Galles, Cherina Dunkin, Lisa Byrne, Nicole Byrne, Jason Byrne, Casey Byrne, Erin Paul, Ashley Byrne, Nicholas Barrantes, Emily Williams, and Bryson Byrne. She also had 16 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. Donna was incredibly proud of her family. A consummate caretaker, she became an LPN in her 50s living in Maple Grove MN and cared for several others in-home until retiring in her late 70s. She spent the last 9 years of her life in Laveen AZ with her daughter Mary. Celebration of Life services will be private.

Published on October 23, 2017