Donna Mae Sturdevant, 93, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother and aunt entered eternal life, joining her loving husband of 71 years on Saturday August 15, 2026. Donna’s Lord and Savior took her home while her granddaughter, Teagen Schroeder read her Bible verses.

Born April 3,1933, in Coudersport. She was the loving daughter of Lloyd R. and Elizabeth (Haskins) Baker. On May 17, 1952, she married the love of her life, Gary Allen Sturdevant at the Sweden Valley Methodist parsonage. Gary predeceased her on June 7, 2023. They were blessed with four wonderful children who brought them many years of joy.

Donna was famously known for her cookies. She enjoyed making them for every holiday and event for family and friends. Donna loved to cook and provide for anyone who would stop by, took pride in being a hostess and made everyone feel welcome. She faithfully read the “Daily Bread” and her Bible each day. She loved the Lord with all her heart and would consistently pray for her family, friends and even strangers. She was a true Angel on Earth, and her greatest desire was to make sure her family knew the Lord and would someday be reunited in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Donna worked during her teenage years at the Dubois Five & Dime Store and the Coudersport Ice Mine. Donna then enjoyed a career of selling Avon and was welcomed into many homes throughout the community. Not only was she a cook, a baker and a marketer, she also helped harvest potatoes at Leet Brothers Farm. In her later years, she was a dedicated housekeeper for many families in the community, took pride in her work and built a loving relationship with all those she worked for. Above all, she was the Matriarch of her family. Donna and Gary loved and encouraged not only their children, but their friends and all who crossed their paths.

Along with her husband and parents, Donna was predeceased by her brothers and their wives, Robert (Ellen) and John (Carlene) Baker, her mother-in-law, Louise Lawton, her brothers-in-law, Roy and Jerry Lawton, and her sister-in-law, Diane Lawton.

Donna is survived by her four children, Terry (Linda) Sturdevant, Steve (Valarie) Sturdevant, JoElla (Alan) Kinney, and Kathy (Jeffrey) Schroeder. She was blessed with many grandchildren, Krista (Rodney) Doran, Kimberly (John) Dailey, Andrew Kinney, Elizabeth (Ben) Pevornik, Tyler (Brianna) Schroeder, Troy (Teagen) Schroeder, her special niece, Ashley Baker and many other nieces and nephews who meant the world to her.

Donna loved her family and had the pleasure of adoring her great and great-great grandchildren, Gabrielle (Brock) Clay, Rodney Doran Jr, Emilee, Jacob, Coleman and Rubea Dailey, Sawyer Pevornik, Ella and Emilia Schroeder, Duke Amos and Tate Clay and Rhett Schroeder (Due Sept. 2026)

Funeral services for Donna will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at her

lifelong church, North Eulalia Baptist Church, located at 683 SR 49, Coudersport, PA 16915.

Viewing Hours: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Funeral Service: 12:00 PM (Noon), officiated by Pastor Michael Reeves

Interment: Donna will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband at the Hollenbeck

Cemetery in Hebron Township, Coudersport, PA.

In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to North Eulalia Baptist Church, at the

afore said address. Donna has entrusted her care to her loving friends, Kevin & Patty

Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil Howard funeral home, Shinglehouse, PA. To

express condolences, light a candle, or to share a fond memory of Donna, please visit

www.virgilhowardfuneralhome.com or visit their Facebook page.