[NFBMT] notice of an obituary: Donna Lorraine (Edwards) McCulloch

[Rik James]

I was sad, to hear this. Passing it along, for any of you have not heard.
It appeared in the April 12 edition of the Bozeman paper.
Rik

Donna Lorraine (Edwards) McCulloch .

A champion for the blind and low vision population of Montana was lost on
Sunday, April 7th, with the passing of Donna McCulloch. Donna spent most of
her life helping the medical needs of others as an RN and later as a mentor
and advocate for the blind. Born in Lewistown, Montana on December 11, 1946,
her first years were spent on a ranch near Roy. She later moved to White
Sulphur Springs and to Belgrade in her elementary years, finally moving to
Bozeman for her teen-age years. She graduated from Bozeman High School in
1965 and Montana State in 1969 with a degree in nursing. She finally married
Ken McCulloch, her boyfriend for five years, in 1968. They had two
children...Aaron and Nikki. She spent most of her working years in Boise,
Idaho where Donna initially worked in geriatric nursing and eventually
taught LPNs at Boise State University, winning many awards for her work in
the teaching profession. In her middle age years her diabetes began to take
its course and she began to lose her sight and kidney function. No one
should have to put up with the numerous health challenges and multiple
surgeries she had, but she battled her afflictions with determination and an
ever-positive outlook, helped by her Christian faith and fighting spirit. In
2004, Donna and Ken retired to their hometown of Bozeman where Donna became
involved with the local blind organization and was quickly elected
president. She organized several amazing programs for the blind and low
vision of the Bozeman community, which are still active today. She also
volunteered with the crisis center making calls for shut-ins. She is
survived by her husband Ken, son Aaron (Danielle) McCulloch of Boise,
daughter Nikki (Brian) Scott of Bozeman, a brother Lawrence (Jean) Edwards
of Silverton, Oregon and two grandchildren...Griffin and Drake McCulloch of
Boise. She has been cremated. Services are scheduled for E-Free Church on
April 27th at 11:00 a.m. and a symbolic scattering of the ashes will later
be held at the Emmett, Idaho cemetery where her parents, Henry and Nora
Edwards and brother William are buried. Memorials can be sent to the Bozeman
Low Vision Center, %Bozeman Chapter Montana Association for the Blind, PO
Box 6797, Bozeman, MT 59771 or the . Condolences and memories may be shared
with the family at www.dahlcares.com . .