Donna Beauchamp

Donna Mae Beauchamp was born May 11, 1932, the daughter of Rolland R. and Sophie Olivia (Miller) Richter in Blair, Nebraska, and passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2010, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.

She graduated from high school in Blair, Nebraska. After graduation, she moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where she worked as a secretary for the Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. On May 5, 1961, Donna was married to John Beauchamp in Cannon City, Colorado. The couple then made their home in Atlantic, Iowa, where she worked as a secretary at Walnut Grove and was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church. Later Donna traveled with John as he raced at Daytona and all over the country.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Rolland and Sophie Richter; her husband, John Beauchamp; and her brothers, Jack, Randall and Neil Richter.

Donna is survived by her children, Bill (Jennifer) Beauchamp and Bob (Janice) Beauchamp both of Reno, Nevada, and Sanda (Gus) Sindt of Billings, Missouri; several grandchildren and her brother-in-law, Gaylord (Joyce) Beauchamp of Wiota, Iowa.

An open viewing will be held on Monday, November 8, 2010, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic. There is no family visitation.

Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at the Atlantic Cemetery in Atlantic, Iowa.