Donna I. Poland Obituary (1934 - 2016)

Donna I. Poland, 81, of Bloomington, died at 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Morton Terrace, Morton, IL.A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home. Interment will be at East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. A visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home. Cremation rites will be accorded after the visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Centennial Christian Church or Shriners Hospital for Children. To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.She was born July 27, 1934 in Stanford, daughter of Luther and Opal Woosley Brown. She married Ralph W. Poland on November 2, 1951 in Normal, he preceded her in death on June 12, 2005. She was also preceded in death by her parents; one son, Kevin Poland; one brother, Damon Brown and one sister, Naomi Rivard.Surviving are two sons, Ralph (Teresa) Poland of Normal and Gary (Shawn) Poland of Englewood, FL and one daughter, Debra (James) Underhill of Bloomington. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.Donna stayed at home and worked as a homemaker, not only being there to raise her own children, but also to care for her grandchildren. She enjoyed reading and crocheting.