Donita L. Pfahl 1956-2019

Donita was born March 3, 1956 in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of the late Donald Harlan and Mary Lou Gear Barnes.

Donita was a 1974 graduate of Dixon High School and was the first female to letter in three sports: softball, track and basketball.

Donita served her country in the U.S. Army.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial technology from Western Illinois University and a master’s in business administration from Notre Dame. Prior to retirement, she was a contracted manufacturing manager at General Motors.

She was a member of the American Legion Post 177 and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.

Donita loved drawing and spending time with her family, especially her grandsons.

Donita is survived by her husband, Raymond Pfahl Jr., whom she married May 14, 1977; her sons, Raymond III, Russell and Randall; her grandsons, Owen and Oliver; her brothers, Michael and Henry (Lisa) Barnes; and her sisters, Marla (Javier) Puente and Colleen (Wally) Garza.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Vickie Barnes.

A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at Lane Family Funeral Homes, Canfield Chapel.

The family will receive relatives and friends noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

The family requests any memorial contributions be made to the American Legion Post 177, P.O. Box 53, Canfield, Ohio 44406.

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