Joyce Donahue, 91, of De Soto died Dec. 25, 2021, at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City. Mrs. Donahue taught for 38 years at De Soto Elementary School. She also helped her family operate the Dry Creek Orchard in De Soto. Born Nov. 26, 1930, in East St. Louis, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Dr. Alvie M. and Alta V. (Cape) Hoffee. She was preceded in death by her husband: Bernard F. Donahue.
She is survived by one child: Casey (Helen) Donahue Sr.; one sibling: Andy (Betty) Hoffee of Terre Du Lac; four grandchildren: Sarah (Thomas) Rozycki, Casey “Bud” Donahue Jr., Loring Donahue and Megan (Nicholas) Dunnegan; and three great-grandchildren: Maximus, Clayton, and Winston.
Services will be private. Arrangements were under the direction of Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home in De Soto.