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Donna Soppa

October 1, 1931 — May 27, 2015

Donna Mae Soppa, 83, of Arcadia died on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. Donna was born on October 1, 1931, in Fountain City, WI to Joseph and Frances (Tomsen) Patzner. On November 14, 1950, Donna married Ralph Soppa at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Arcadia.
Donna farmed with Ralph and later she became a cook for the Arcadia Catholic School. She was a member of Holy Family Parish Church, the P.C.C.W., Glencoe Card Club, and the Church Auction Lunch Committee.
Donna is lovingly survived by her children: James (Vicky) Soppa of Rochester, Lavone (Mark) Bigelow of Mantorville, MN, Barbara (Larry) Jungwirth of Winona; 8 grandchildren: Matthew Soppa, Alicia (Charles) Erickson, Jesse Bigelow, Rebecca (Adam) Nelson, Rachel (fiancé Alex Rigdon) Jungwirth, Michael (Jodi) Jungwirth, Jennifer (James) Berg, David (Emily Hahn) Jungwirth; and 8 great grandchildren: Alexandra Nelson, Noah, Jackson, Addison, and Emma Jungwirth, Nicholas and Autumn Berg, John Jungwirth; 1 brother: Joseph "Sonny" (Marian) Patzner of Eleva and 1 sister: Jean Schmitt of Mondovi; her beloved godchildren; relatives, and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph on November 30, 2011; 3 sisters: Maureen Bork, Betty Klink and Theresa Patzner, in infancy.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at 1:30 PM, at Holy Family Parish, with Monsignor Joseph Hirsch officiating. Friends may call from 12:30 PM until the time of services at the church. Burial will be at St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery, rural Arcadia.
Family and faith was of utmost importance to Donna; she opened both her home and heart to all family and friends with an endless amount of love and compassion.

Visitation

MAY 30. 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (CDT)

Holy Family Parish
223 Maple Street
Arcadia, WI 54612

Mass of Christian Burial

MAY 30. 1:30 PM (CDT)

Holy Family Parish
223 Maple Street
Arcadia, WI 54612
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