Donna M Leingang

Donna M. Leingang, 81, Bismarck, died August 30, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am Friday, September 4, 2015, at Church of Corpus Christi, 1919 N 2nd Street, Bismarck, with Rev. Paul Becker officiating. Burial will be at 2:00 pm at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Thursday, September 3, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a rosary/vigil will begin at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.Donna M. Leingang was born on December 5, 1933, at St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck, ND, to Joseph V. and Rosa Mary (Materi) Boehm. Donna was raised in Mandan, ND, and attended St. Joseph's Grade School and Mandan Sr. High School graduating in 1951. Her talent was in shorthand and typing, receiving awards for typing 100 words a minute on the old manual typewriters.As a young girl Donna believed strongly in prayer and her Catholic Faith and felt very thankful for her many blessings from the Lord in her lifetime. After graduating from high school she worked for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., as a long-distance operator. She met her lifetime sweetheart, Bill (Willie) Leingang, while in high school and they were married on September 20, 1952. They moved to the west coast on their honeymoon and lived in Tacoma, WA, and Portland, OR. Both Donna and Bill worked for International Harvester Co.'s Northwest Industrial Truck Division. Donna worked in the office as a clerk-typist and switchboard operator and Bill worked in the shops on the large trucks. After about six months they returned to North Dakota, the state they called "home" and settled in Mandan. Donna worked as a secretary and bookkeeper until their first son, Bill Jr., was born in 1955. They then moved to Bismarck when Bill started his career at KFYR-TV. In 1956 their twins were born, Joseph and Gordon, and then in 1958 their daughter, Maureen was born, Kelly in 1961, John in 1963, and Rosanne in 1965. Their seven children in 10 years kept Donna busy as a stay-at-home mom until the children were all in school. She did bookkeeping at home for A & B Pizza to help with finances. Both Bill and Donna then worked for Wheel-A-While Roller Skating Rink from 1974 to 1987 becoming co-managers from 1977 to 1987. Many of the skaters became special life friends and reconnected on Facebook. In 1987, at the age of 54, Donna entered Interstate Business College and received a degree in Travel and Tourism and also renewed her secretarial skills and was proud to be on the Honor Roll. She worked for Satrom Travel and Tour and Country Travel as a tour escort and travel consultant traveling to most of 48 states, Canada, and Hawaii. When air travel was down because of the Asian Wars, she worked three ND Legislative sessions as a Senate Page, Screener for the Legislative Council, and the ND State Tax Dept. In her final working years, she worked for the St. Alexius Medical Center's Specialty Clinics in Medical Records and Reception areas. She retired after 17 years at the age 69 to become a caregiver for her husband, Bill, who passed away on September 1, 2010. Donna also did volunteer work for many of the charities over the years and also helped at her church, Church of Corpus Christi, when help was needed. She loved to bake for her family and was known to bake at least 26 kuchens in a day when the family got together as it was their favorite dessert. Donna is survived by her seven children and families, Bill (Jackie) Leingang, Colorado Springs, CO, Joe (Deb) Leingang, Bismarck, Dr. Gordy (Jackie) Leingang, Bismarck, Maureen Knoll, Bismarck, Kelly (Brad) Ochampaugh, Boise, ID, John (Jen) Leingang, Castle Rock, CO, and Rosanne (Kevin) Epperson, Minneapolis, MN; 24 grandchildren, Will (Rose) Leingang III, San Diego, CA, Angie (Cicero) Goncalves, New York, NY, Elizabeth (Jason) Vick, MT, Christine (Bryan) Wheeler, Colorado Springs, CO, Hannah and John Leingang, Colorado Springs, CO, Michael (Tricia) Leingang Tucson, AZ, Joey Leingang, San Francisco, CA, Katie Leingang Sutton, Scottsdale, AZ, Brandon, Jesse, and Tara Silbernagel, Muskegon, MI, Emily Knoll, Underwood, Mark Knoll, Bismarck, Travis (Kelli) Foster, Mandan, Christopher (Cailin) Beaudoin, Boise, ID, Phillip Turner, Boise, ID, Karleigh and Kassidy Ochampaugh, Boise, ID, Sam and Ben Leingang, Castle Rock, CO, Jon, Carter, and Elijah Epperson, Apple Valley, MN. Also surviving are her great-grandchildren, Ani, Yosi, and Yuri Vick, MT, Madelyn Leingang, Tucson, AZ, Tuvia Wheeler, Loveland, CO, Madison, Paiton, Bentley, and Aubrey Foster, Mandan, Jalyn Jefferson, Underwood, Isaac, Kira, and Luke Leingang, San Diego, CA; her niece, Bonnie (Hugh) Sanders; nephews, Jim (Kathy) Volk and Ron (Arlene) Volk, all of Bismarck. Donna was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, in 2010; her parents, Joe and Rosa Boehm; her brother, William (Gladys) Boehm; her sisters, Catherine (Duncan) McLennon, Genevieve (Jack) Clauson, Margaret (Pete) Volk, and Rosemary (Dan) De Sart.