Donna was born December 16, 1933 in Wisner, Nebraska to Edmund and Marie 'Berger' Daberkow. She was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wisner and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church south of Wisner. Donna graduated from Wisner High School. She married Dennis Matthies on July 12, 1951 and together they had a son Joel. Dennis passed away on August 3, 1960. Donna married Kenneth Kudlac on December 11, 1965.

During Donna's working years she was an Elementary School teacher in Wisner and a substitute teacher in Fremont, mostly working at Trinity Lutheran School. She held both a realtor's license for over 40 years and broker's license, and for the last several years of her career she worked for Gateway Realty in Fremont. She also worked as a librarian at the Keene Memorial Library.

Donna was a member of the State and National Realtor Association and member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont.

Survivors:
Son - Joel Matthies of Lincoln
Daughters - Karla (Jim) Wishon of Fremont
Melissa (Michael) Sassmann of Chicago
Grandchildren - Jordan (Jessie) Adams, Brandon (Chelsea) Adams, Megan Wishon,
David and Andrew Matthies
Great grandchildren - Tanner Jay Adams, Landon Rudy Adams and Reed Michael Adams
Brother - Donald Daberkow of Fremont
Sister-in-law - Lois Kudlac of Fremont
Brother-in-law - Dale (Carol) Kudlac of Kennesaw, GA.

Donna was preceded in death by her husbands Dennis Matthies, Kenneth Kudlac in August of 2016 and brother Warren Daberkow.

The funeral will be 10:30am, Monday, August 23, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. Anthony Gerber will officiate. Burial will follow in Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Trinity Lutheran School. Visitation will be Sunday from 2pm to 6pm with the family present from 4pm to 6pm at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont.