Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Services

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose.  All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller

Forthcoming funeral services are planned for the following friends from our community. Complete versions of these obituaries may also be found in The Payson Chronicle.

Patricia Donahue

Patricia Donahue passed away on October 22, 2017 where she returned home to the arms of her husband Tony who was the love of her life.

Our Mother was born on September 5, 1931 to Charles and Marie Bushnell in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  She married Harold Anthony "Tony" Donahue on February 22, 1949 and they had 8 children, 5 boys and 3 girls who kept her very busy.

Mother was an extraordinarily accomplished seamstress, and started a family tradition where she would make wedding dresses for each of her daughters, some of her daughters in law and her sisters.  She also loved to decorate cakes and was very good at it as well and would be asked to decorated cakes for family and friends.

Although her time was valuable, she was passionate about her work on the Auxiliary for Palm Harbor Hospital where she served on the board and sponsored many fund raising events. Mother loved her work there and was written about multiple times in the newspaper.
After retiring in 1978, our parents moved from Garden Grove, California where they raised all of their children to Payson where they owned and operated Tony and Pat's Burger Basket until our father's passing when she then returned to Southern California.

She is survived by her children: Christine (Shirl) Beckstrom, Patrick (Raquel) Donahue, Michael (Beverly) Donahue, Timothy Donahue, Deborah (Norman) Morrison, Brian (Alyce) Donahue, Kelley (Michael) Hurst, and Kevin (Rebecca) Donahue as well as 32 Grandchildren, 28 Great Grandchildren, and 2 Great Great Grandchildren, 3 Sisters and 2 Brothers and many many Nieces and Nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband Harold "Tony" Donahue, her grand daughter Megan Beckstrom-Linarte, grandson Dustin Kevin Donahue, son-in-law Shirl Beckstrom, her parents Charles and Marie Bushnell, brother Robert Bushnell, sister Joyce Patterson, son in law Michael Hurst and sister in law Marty Bushnell.

Services will be held November 18, 2017 at 10 a.m. at the LDS Church meeting house located at 1965 E Canyon Rd. in Springville.  Interment will be at the Payson City Cemetery.