Donna Elaine Fraley, 87
Daily Inter-Lake | UPDATED 7 months, 4 weeks AGO
Donna Elaine Fraley, 87, passed away peacefully at Logan Hospital in Kalispell, on July 31, 2025.
Donna lived a long and exciting life which included community involvement and international travel.
She was preceded in death by her son, Douglas George Fraley; her parents, Arthur Carl and Edna Clarissa Knowles and her brothers, Arthur Wayne Knowles and Vernon Eugene Knowles.
Donna is survived by her husband, Donald George Fraley; her sister, Velda Carlene (Knowles) Pinnick; her daughter, Debra Elaine (Fraley) Carbeau; daughter-in-law, Julie Ann (Harrington) Fraley and six grandchildren, Robert Louis (Trey) Carbeau, Charles Wesley Carbeau, Dillon George Fraley, Madison Ann Fraley, Abigail Faith Fraley and Brooke Lillian Fraley.
She had many interests in her long life. She loved playing bridge, cooking and getting together with friends. She was a registered nurse and taught at the School of Nursing in Des Moines, Iowa and co-founded Flathead Hospice Care. She was active in P.E.O. and held all offices during her membership. She loved to travel and visited many countries, including her favorites, Germany, England and Switzerland. Her most memorable trip was their African Safari. Donna had a deep love for her children and grandchildren and enjoyed any time she was able to be with them. Her profound faith was felt throughout all her activities, and she loved being part of the handbell choir at church.
The family would like to thank Logan Health Hospice for the wonderful care they provided for Donna. Their attentiveness and compassion made an overwhelming situation endurable.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Aug. 22 at the United Community Methodist Church in Bigfork. All are invited to attend. A reception is to follow at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made out to Chapter BH, P.E.O., with a subject line memo specifying PCE (Scholarship Fund). Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for the family.