Dona E. Krisanits, age 70, of Harrison, Arkansas passed away early Monday morning, November 16, 2020, at Somerset Senior Living at Mount Vista in Harrison, after a lengthy battle with lung disease.

The daughter of Ellen (White) Jeka was born in Los Angeles, California on June 11, 1950.

She was proceeded in death by her brother, Robert Passmore.

Dona was a lifelong caregiver and retired nurse of 30 years, where she worked at several hospitals, home-health providers, and long-term care facilities in the Northwest Arkansas area. She loved her work as a nurse and forged many lasting friendships with her patients and their families.

She was a single mother raising two children and two grandchildren. Dona loved singing and dancing. Her favorite music was classic rock, folk, and country music. She was especially skilled at knitting, crocheting, and sewing.

She is survived by one brother, Cloyd Passmore and wife Judy of Western Grove; one son, Rey Shaun Madolora of Austin, Texas; her daughter, Renee Ellen Krisanits of Harrison; four grandchildren, August (Sheanna), Chance, Vonya Rain, and Christopher Rey, all of Harrison; 1 great granddaughter, Tripp; and a host of friends and extended family who will mourn her passing.

There will be a small memorial gathering in the coming spring to celebrate her life.

Arrangements are with Coffman Funeral Home of Harrison.

On-line condolences may be left at www.coffmanfh.com.

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Mom,

First and foremost, thank you for teaching me how to love. From my oldest memory up to your dying day, you have always showered me with love.

Because of you I love myself and am able to love others.

Thank you for always in believing in me and for your unending support and encouragement, even when I was scared or full of self-doubt.

Because of you I believe in myself and know I can instill this encouragement for others around me.

Thank you for showing me what work ethic, drive, determination, and dedication means, and I am grateful to be the beneficiary of these traits. I watched you raise two children and two grandchildren as a single mother that always worked that extra shift and the many times you worked two jobs to ensure that not only, we never went without, but somehow managed to spoil us.

Because of you I know what hard work, drive, determination, and dedication can accomplish, as you personified this in everything you put your mind to.

Thank you for these things and so much more.

Because of you I understand the importance of honesty, respect, integrity, humility, spirituality, kindness, compassion, music, art, dance, literature, science, perseverance, truth to oneself, friendship, kinship, and to live to its fullest.

Thank you for your gratitude.

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Dona's favorite scripture:

Psalm:23

The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul:

He leadeth me in the paths of

righteousness for His name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil: For thou art with me;

Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies;

Thou anointest my head with oil;

My cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.