Donalda "Doni" Barbara Barrett

November 1, 1944 - February 1, 2019

Donalda “Doni” Barbara Barrett, 74, of Kalkaska, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019. Donalda was born to Alex and Evelyn (Sherk) Doepker on November 1, 1944 in Petoskey. Doni attended Kalkaska Public Schools, and graduated from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids with a teaching degree. She married her late husband, Timothy, in 1969 and the two of them taught around the US and the world in such places as North Yorkshire in England, a tiny South Pacific island called American Samoa, and Native American Indian reservations in North and South Dakota. Doni enjoyed crocheting, playing bingo, and participating in many church activities. She was a devoted teacher both in school and church. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, founder of the Kalkaska MS Support Group, and looked forward to attending each summer at a camp to help those with disabilities. Doni will be lovingly remembered by her children: Craig Barrett, Carri (Ernie) Latta, Damien (Alise) Barrett, Cameron Barrett, and Dana (Dan) Tuller; sisters, Ruth Ann (Stanley) Snyder and Betty Jane Johnson; ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church on February 8, 2019 at 11:00 AM. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 AM prior to the service. In lieu of flowers the family would like you to consider a donation to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Arrangements have been entrusted to Kalkaska Funeral Home.