Donna Jean LaChance
February 17, 2010
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Donna Jean LaChance, 51, met the Lord on February 17, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer.
She leaves her dad, Wilfred LaChance of Millbury, MA; three brothers, Lawrence LaChance and wife Sandra of Grafton MA, Kenneth LaChance and wife Louise of Hoschton, GA, Michael LaChance of Thompson, CT; sister Patricia Boucher and husband Wayne of Worcester, MA; three nieces, three nephews, one great-nephew and many cousins, aunts and uncles. Donna lost her mom, Carmen LaChance of Millbury, MA in March of 2007.
Donna has lived in Iowa for 18 years. She worked at Wells Fargo and attended New Hope Assembly of God church. Besides being a great sister to us all, she was a wonderful friend to many and had an infectious smile and laugh. In the late 70’s she sang with “God Promises”, a music ministry.
Funeral services will be held at New Hope Assembly of God, 6800 Townsend Ave., Urbandale, IA on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 10:00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Susan G. Koman Foundation, 1111 E. Army Post Road, Des Moines, IA 50315.
Online condolences may be made at www.hamiltonsfunerahome.com.
Colleen Meier
03/11/2010
I am sorry I will not be there for the services on the 13th. I have known Donna since she came to Des Moines. Donna was a great friend to my daughter Mary Jane Palmer. I will miss Donna, and want to send my sympathies to your family.
Subhashish Moitra
03/09/2010
My Prayer to Jesus to give Donna Jean LaChance a place in Heaven.
May her soul rest in Peace.
Gerard Toulouse
02/23/2010
I remember when we were just kids and we visited the LaChances when they lived in Massachusetts.We go back a long time because we were first cousins.Donna was a few years older than I was but she was a great person and I know that she touched the lives of so many people in Iowa.AT least she is not suffering any more and she is at peace and with her mother who I know welcomed her to Heaven with open arms .You will be in my prayers every day.
Jeanne Griffen
02/22/2010
Donna was such a special person with a deep abiding faith which is one of the reasons that she was a friend. We often talked about our faith and what it meant to both of us especially after she was diagnoised with breast cancer. We had many things in common like the company we worked for and the professional organization that we belonged to.
She will be missed but I know that she is in a better place and at peace with our Lord.
Angie Lauer
02/22/2010
I was suprised when Donna didn't order Daffodils from me at work this year for the Cancer Society. Then, I saw her obituary in the Des Moines register the next day. I'm very sorry to hear that she lost her battle with cancer. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.
Angie Lauer
Wells Fargo Financial
Char Bush
02/20/2010
My thoughts and prayers go out to Donna's family and her many friends. I'd met her in the last year through a mutual friend, but it was always clear Donna had a strong faith and although her path may have been uncertain at times she had no doubt that God was holding her and walking beside her--regardless of how that path would shift and flow. She's home now and our prayers are with all of those she touched in so many ways.
Corinne Bosa
02/19/2010
Donna was a very kind and warm hearted individual I had the pleasure of getting to know through working with her at Wells Fargo Bank. Although many miles away from each other kept us from ever meeting in person, we spent a great deal of time talking on the phone discussing work, or in staff meetings and ocassionally sharing personal experiences. Donna's infectious laugh and charming way about her is what I will always remember. Donna may you now rest in peace as your are now an angel of God looking down on us.
Joan Branson Oyibo
02/19/2010
I'll never forget my dea3 friend of over 25 years.we had so many great times together both in Boston and in des moines.I wish you all could have seen her dance down the isle at my wedding-she was the star of the day!She has many friends in Nigeria.She was such a good friend to many-she just loved people.Heaven has gained another one of earth's best.she's with her mom now and I know that she is happy there.Rest in peace my beloved friend and sister.
Dan and Sue Thompson
02/19/2010
We had the privilege of meeting Donna at a small group bible study that we hosted in our home about 15 years ago. Donna loved bible study and fellowship and she was a regular we could always count on. When we moved to Smithville, MO, we continued to stay in contact and Donna visited us many times especially in the summer because she enjoyed taking boat rides with us, swimming in the lake and barbecuing on our deck.
We supported her when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and were part of her prayer team. It was with great sadness that we learned that her cancer had returned to her liver. Even though this was devastating news, Donna was determined to win in the battle for her life. She wanted so much to give God the glory for healing her. He did, but not the way she had hoped.
I (Sue) am so glad that I had the opportunity to visit her during the last few days of her life. Even though my last visit was one-way communication, I knew that she was hearing me and she did try to move her eyelids to let me know that she was still with me.
I will miss her pure friendship, her laugh and her smile.
May God bring you peace and comfort.
We know that Donna is with Jesus and that her faith and devotion have brought her into Christ's presence.
Sue Thompson
02/19/2010
My condolences go to Donna's family and all her many friends. Particularly in the last few years, Donna was just a ball of energy. She didn't believe in strangers, they were just friends she hadn't yet met. She made friends whereever she went, however brief the experience might be.
We went on a hot air balloon ride last summer together and I think Donna enjoyed it as much or more than anyone aboard. From that brief one hour flight, she made friends with a couple of people on board. Many would have let it go at that, but not Donna. She just wrapped those people up into her life too, visiting them out of state and inviting them here again too.
She had truly figured out how to live her life. I think the first bout with breast cancer gave her that gift. She passed it on to many people she knew in so many ways.
She is at peace now and is probably loving seeing her mom again. My daughter and I will miss her and will think of her often. Maybe we'll take another balloon ride this summer in honor of her memory.