Donna G. Catlin

Donna Gail Catlin, 72, of Sherman, died Saturday the 27 ^th on a family vacation in Utah.

Donna was the daughter of Barbara and Donald Arnold and was married to Carl Catlin for 55 years.  In 1961 she and her husband made the first of what would become several moves and travel adventures across the nation and around the world as a wife of a career Naval & Commercial Pilot. Throughout those years Sherman and its history stayed close to her heart.  When she returned 25+ years ago she plunged into researching the area’s history. Today she is the Village of Sherman’s official historian.  A skilled and award-winning photographer, her work often appears in the State Journal Register and on the pages of Historico.  Donna is active in many community organizations such as North County Teen Court and the Sangamon County Historical Society.

Donna is survived by her husband Carl, 3 children Lisa Catlin-Stone, Colleen Degenaar, Craig Catlin, son-in-law’s Larry Stone & Chuck Degenaar, daughter-in-law Sonja Catlin, brother Vance Arnold, sister-in-law’s Charlotte Arnold, Joyce Cooper & Janet Catlin, brother-in-law’s Don Catlin, Bob Catlin & Roger Cooper, 4 grandchildren, Nicole & Michael Degenaar, Tannyr & Cashlyn Catlin, 1 ^st cousin’s Rebecca Finley & Ted Walschleger, considered to be a beloved brother and sister by Donna, 5 nieces, 4 nephews and numerous cousins.  She touched so many lives young & old, she was one of a kind, weaving herself into the fabric of our lives; she was friend, mentor, counselor and role model.  The world definitely is a little dimmer without her.

Visitation will be held at Williamsville United Methodist Church, 128 East Jones St., Williamsville, Illinois, on Monday, September 5, 2016 from 2:00 until 7:00 PM.  Funeral services will also be held at the church on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 10:00 AM.

Burial will be held at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield.

Rev.  Dick Piscatelli will be officiating.

Memorials can be made to Ronald McDonald House, 610 N. 7 ^th Street, Springfield, IL  62702, or Sangamon County Historical Society P.O. Box 9744, Springfield, IL 62704.