Murdoch Funeral Homes
  • Obituaries
  • Flowers & Gifts
  • About Us
  • Services
  • Cremation
  • Plan Ahead
  • Resources
  • Grief & Healing
  • Contact Us
    • Home
    • Obituaries
    • Flowers & Gifts
    • About Us
    • Services
    • Cremation
    • Plan Ahead
    • Resources
    • Grief & Healing
    • Contact Us
    Our Tributes

    Tributes

    Donna Alice Pickering
    Change Photo
    Send Beautiful Flowers Share a Memory
    Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share by Email

    Donna Alice Pickering

    April 17, 1939 - February 3, 2022

    Donna Alice (Rich) Pickering, 82, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Vinton, Iowa. Family will greet friends and family from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service located at 3855 Katz Drive, Marion, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, at the funeral home, with the Reverend Stephen Preus officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion. Donna was born on April 17, 1939, in Linn County, Iowa, to Melvin and Alice (Vahl) Rich. She was employed with Rockwell-Collins for 35 years. After retiring Donna took a part-time job at Sears. If she wasn’t working you could normally find her spending time with her grandkids, at the local fishing hole, mushrooming or just out walking to enjoy the outdoors. She also enjoyed going to the Iowa State Fair every year and would often be at her local fairgrounds for the races on Sunday. Donna was married to Larry Pickering for 24 years before he passed away in April of 2021. She always enjoyed planning family get togethers. Donna will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Donna is survived and lovingly remembered by her children, William (Teresa) Bailey and Renee Bailey both of Vinton, Iowa; sister, Elaine Willie of Vinton; three stepchildren, Trace (Kim) Pickering, Tara (Ryan) Kohen, and Tiffany (Joe) Moore; five grandchildren, Tammy (Larry) Lawrence of Monticello, Iowa, Amanda (Gary) Hamor of Oelwein, Iowa, Calvin (Amber) Bailey of Mechanicville, Iowa, Brian (Jill) Kuhn of Urbana, Iowa, and Joshua Bailey of Vinton; nine step-grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Donna was preceded in death by her grandparents; parents; husband, Larry Pickering; one son, Robbie Bailey; brother, Ed Rich; two sisters, Ruthann Sickles and Dorothy Bragg; one grandson, Jimmy Kuhn; and one great-grandson, Damiean Hamor.

    Login
    • What would you like to do?
    • My Account
    • Logout

    Donna Alice (Rich) Pickering, 82, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Vinton, Iowa. Family will greet friends and family from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation... View Obituary & Service Information

    Print

    The family of Donna Alice Pickering created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories.

    Obituary & Service

    Donna Alice (Rich) Pickering, 82, passed away on Thursday, February...

    View More

    Share a Memory Below

    A comforting word from you means a lot.

    Share a Memory

    Flowers & Gifts

    Send flowers to the Pickering family.

    Send Flowers
    • Tribute Wall
    • Photos & Videos
    • Obituary & Service
    • + More Information
      • Obituary & Service
      • Family Tree
      • Family Map
      • Family Dates
      • Subscribe to Updates
      • Approvals
      • Following
      • Configuration
      • Administrators
    • Homepage
    • Funerals & Obituaries
    • Flowers & Gifts
    • About Us
    • Services
    • Cremation
    • Plan Ahead
    • Resources
    • Grief & Healing
    • Contact Us
    • Locations
    • Coronavirus Notice
    • Facebook

    © 2022 Murdoch Funeral Homes. All Rights Reserved.

    Made with love by funeralOne