Donna Soderquist

Donna Bell (Metcalfe)

Duncan Soderquist, 92,

went home to celebrate

Christmas with her Lord

on December 23, 2018.

She was born February

26, 1926, in Regina SK,

Canada, to Donald and El-

izabeth Metcalfe. Her

mother died when she

was a month old and she

and her twin sister, Doris,

were adopted by William

“Bill” and Ada Duncan of

Weyburn, SK. She grew

up in Weyburn and gra-

duated from high school

in 1944. She received her

BA degree from the

University of

Saskatchewan in Saska-

toon, then attended the

United Church of Canada

Missionary Training

School in Toronto. Donna

married John Soderquist

in Weyburn on October

23, 1948. They settled in

Columbus, ND, where

they raised their family

and lived for 55 years, un-

til moving to West Fargo.

In 2012, she moved with

her son, Paul, to

Bismarck.

Donna received her

teaching certificate in

1970 and taught in Cros-

by, Flaxton, Kenmare, and

Lignite, ND, and Estevan,

SK, specializing in teach-

ing children with learning

disabilities. She will con-

tinue teaching others after

her death. Both she and

her husband, John, donat-

ed their bodies to the

UND School of Medicine

for training future physi-

cians.

Donna was an active

member of the American

Legion Auxiliary and

church women’s groups.

She recognized her need

for a Savior and came to

faith in her early teens.

Donna taught Sunday

School and led Bible stu-

dies in Trinity and Faith

Lutheran churches in

Columbus. Her main pur-

pose in life was to serve

God and be a witness to

His love. Her kind and

gentle spirit demonstrated

God’s presence.

Donna’s life will be for-

ever cherished by her

surviving family; sons,

Bill Soderquist (Marilyn),

Wildomar, CA, and Paul

Soderquist (Gayle),

Bismarck; daughters, Jill

Harsch (Lloyd), New Orle-

ans, LA, and Joy Jones

(Flynt), Matthews, NC;

grandchildren, Michael

Charles (Shannon), Isabell

Soderquist, Christopher

Harsch (Grace), Michael

Harsch, and Brister Jones;

and great-granddaughters,

Morgan and Maddalen

Charles.

She was preceded in

death by her husband of

62 years, John Soderquist;

both sets of parents;

brother, Fred Metcalfe;

and sisters, Annabelle

Case, Margaret Mac-

Donald and Doris Aldous.

In lieu of flowers,

memorials may be given

to Faith Lutheran Church,

Columbus or Triumph

Lutheran Brethren, West

Campus, West Fargo are

appreciated.

A celebration of life

service will be held in

Columbus at a future date

after her remains are re-

turned to the family.

Go to www.eastgate

funeral.com to share

memories of Donna and

sign the online guestbook.