OSAGE CITY, Kan. – Donna Lee Hannigan, 85, passed away Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kan. She was born Dec. 6, 1939, in Osage City, Kan., the daughter of Robert and Grace (Bickford) Burns.
Donna grew up in Osage City, and attended Osage City schools. She had lived in Lyndon and Admire, Kan., before returning to Osage City.
Donna worked as certified nursing assistant at Hilltop Nursing Home, in Lyndon, and at Osage Manor and Peterson’s Nursing Home, in Osage City. She has also worked at Orbis Manufacturing, Osage City, and was a homemaker.
Donna married John Robert Skidmore; they later divorced. She married Jim Snyder; they later divorced. She married Jim Hannigan, and he preceded her in death in March of 2013.
Donna was also preceded in death by two of her sons, Robert Skidmore, March 28, 2021, and David Skidmore, Nov. 28, 2024; a grandson, Patrick Skidmore; a granddaughter, Susan Beecham; her parents, Robert and Grace; three brothers, Bobby Burns, Charlie Burns and Clifford Burns; and five sisters, Mae Weeks, Clara Bryan, Dollie Brecheisen, and twin infant sisters.
Donna is survived by her son, John Skidmore Jr., of Osage City; brother, Earl Burns, Osage City; sister, Evie Anstaett, Burlingame, Kan.; four grandchildren, Johnna Skidmore, Luke Skidmore, Jennifer Bontrager, and Bobbi Havenstein; eight great-grandchildren, Autumn (Charlie), Jordynn (Alex), Matthew, Kinsey, Jaxson, Lilli, Nora and Clara; six great-great-grandchildren, Tarynn, Adalynn, Kyler, Rhett, Reece and Michael; and other relatives and friends.
A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Feltner Funeral Chapel, Lyndon. The family will receive friends 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Donna Hannigan Memorial Fund, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Ave., Lyndon, KS 66451. Condolences can be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com.
