Donna Rae Goodier, 81, of South Sioux City, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 at a local nursing facility. Funeral Services will be at 12 p.m., Monday, March 3, at the Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City, Nebraska with Chaplain Janell Norton officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa. Visitation, with the family present, will begin Monday morning at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.meyerbroschapels.com.
Donna Rae was born on Aug. 18, 1943 in Lyons, to Raymond and Midge (Means) Swanson. They later moved to Sioux City, Iowa. Donna graduated from East High School in 1961 and later graduated from Beauty School. She married Ronald F. Goodier on April 21, 1962.
Donna worked at Zenith until they closed and then retired from Interbake Foods after 27 years where she was known as the “Overtime Queen”.
Donna loved baking and decorating cakes for family and friends. She loved decorating her home for Halloween and Christmas. Donna enjoyed crocheting, doing puzzle books, watching movies, and spending time with family and her dog Chester. She was a big Elvis Presley fan and was able to visit Graceland in 2021.
Donna is survived by her children Jeff Goodier (Marlis Watterson) of Sioux City, Iowa, Sandra (Robert) Schnoes of South Sioux City, Lisa (Tim) Eslick of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Raymond Goodier of Harrisburg, S.D.; brother Robert Swanson of Storm Lake, Iowa; grandchildren Joseph Schnoes, Adam (Jeannie) Schnoes, Vanessa Goodier, John Goodier, Brianna (Mike) Sullivan, Samantha (Matt) Fristad, Amanda Goodier, Amber (Josh) Haiar, and Tyler Eslick.
Donna was preceded in death by her husband, parents, sister Jeannie Swanson, father and mother-in-law Orville and Dorothy Goodier, and grandson Brandon Eslick.
