LaDonna Mary Harthun, 57
LaDonna Mary (Parks) Harthun died April 13 at her home in Kingston after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 57.
Harthun was born on May 24, 1950, in Sioux City, Iowa to the late Marion and Patrick Parks. She received a bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate from the University of South Dakota at Vermillion, S.D., in 1972, after which she had a successful career as an educator and human relations consultant.
Recently, she was a special education school teacher at Vinland Elementary School and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Kitsap County. She had been a resident of the county since 1987.
Harthun enjoyed spending time with her son, Chad Johnsrud, and daughter-in-law, Melissa Johnsrud, along with their two children Isaac and Natalee Johnsrud. She often had her two grandchildren stay with her on the weekends. Some of her favorite activities with her grandchildren were trips to Sequim to pick strawberries, gardening, picnics at the park, slumber parties, and going to the movies.
Harthun is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Chad and Melissa Johnsrud of Suquamish; grandchildren, Isaac and Natalee Johnsrud; sister and brother-in-law, Paula and Daryl Rolland of DeKalb, Ill.; sister and brother-in-law, Patti and Arvin Berding of Slayton, Minn.; sister, Peggy Maday of Denver, Colo.; brother and sister-in-law, Tim and Susie Parks of Westfield, Iowa; aunt, LaDonna Burns of Pleasanton, Calif.; 10 nieces and nephews; and her many friends.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. April 19 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 8677 Madison Avenue NE on Bainbridge Island.
Memorial gifts can be made to the Memorial for LaDonna M. Parks/Harthun for the benefit of her grandchildren’s education c/o Kitsap Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 990, Bremerton, WA 98337; account #282358.
Flowers can be sent to the Cook Family Funeral Home at 163 Wyatt Way N.E., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110. An online guest book is available at www.cookfamilyfuneralhome.com.
