Donna Lindgren was born December 26, 1932 in Spencer, Nebraska to Vincent and Lucille (Anderson) Olson.

She grew up on the family farm and attended country grade school. A lot of her time was spent taking care of her younger sister and helping with farm chores.

She attended high school in Spencer, Nebraska, boarding all four years. During the last two years she took her teachers training and graduated valedictorian in 1950.

After graduation she taught country school for one year. Her brother, Carroll and sister, Shirley were among her students. On August 17, 1951 she married Donald Lindgren. They raised their three daughters on the family farm.

As a young mother she was very active in the Fairfax Baptist Church. She enjoyed teaching children about the love of Jesus and the hope of salvation.

On December 2, 2002 Don passed away and she later married Dwaine Swift. They enjoyed ten years together before Dwaine’s passing in 2015.

Donna passed away at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota on April 10, 2026.

She is survived by her three daughters: Linda (Ron) Paulson, Cindy (KayDon) Jons and Patricia (Joel) Jons; 12 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; her sister Shirley Baumann and sister-in-law Carol Olson.

She was preceded in death by Donald and Dwaine; her parents; 2 brothers; a brother-in-law, a sister-in-law and a great-grandson.

In lieu of flowers; the memorials given will be made in Donna’s memory to select missions of the families choice.

Graveside services for Donna Lindgren Swift, age 93, of Pickstown, SD will be held on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM at Highland Cemetery in Fairfax, SD. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be made in Donna's memory to a select mission of the families choice.