Donna Fae (Davis) Ludemann was born to James LeRoy and Lenora (Kramer) Davis on March 21, 1932.  She passed away December 17, 2020 at Stanton Health Center, Stanton, NE at the age of 88.

Donna grew up north of Naper, Nebraska and attended school at St. Charles, South Dakota graduating from Naper High School in 1950.  She attended Wayne State College and graduated with a teaching degree.  She taught in rural schools in South Dakota.

She met Carl Ludemann in Naper and they were united in marriage on November 12, 1954. They had 4 boys: Carl Jr., Craig, Brad and Bryan.

Donna was a loving, stay-at-home mother to her four boys.  Her love of children led to many years of babysitting for other area children out of her home.  Later, she enjoyed working as a waitress at Butte Cafe in Butte, NE.  Her grandchildren and great- grandchildren were a joy to her.

She is survived by her sons: Carl Jr. (Melanie) of Stanton, NE, Craig of Springview, NE, Brad of Naper, NE, and Bryan (Amanda) of Lincoln, NE; four grandchildren: Ross Ludemann of Las Vegas, NV, Amber Ludemann of Sioux Falls, SD,  Shannan (Travis) Tiedtke of Norfolk, NE and Xavier Ludemann of Lincoln, NE.; as well as nine great-grandchildren: Cloey and Sebastian Ludemann, Logan, Kamden, Jaydin, Harlyn, and Maklon Tiedtke, Brandon Moran and Chas Waldner; brother Norman (Melva) Davis of Sioux Falls, SD; sister Joan Kay Davis of Chamberlain, SD; sisters-in-law: Donna (Ludemann) Vroegh of Eddyville, IA and Carol (Bechtold) Ludemann of North Platte, NE; and several nieces and nephews.

Donna is preceded in death by her parents James and Lenora Davis; her husband Carl; sister Sarah and her husband Gerald Schmitz; brother John Davis and wife Bobbie; and Brad's fiance Robin Rossenbach.

Family services will be held at a later date.