LaDonna M. (Roberts) Howell

LaDonna Mae Howell, age 92, of Cokato, formerly of Annandale, Minnesota and Millington, Michigan, died Sunday, August 3, 2025, at Cokato Manor. 

Memorial Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 18, 2025, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Annandale with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Todd Nelsen will officiate. Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 27, 2025, in Millington Township Cemetery in Millington, MI. Memorials are preferred to the Endowment Fund at St. John's Lutheran Church, Annandale, MN.

LaDonna Mae Bradley was born on November 17, 1932, in Bay City, Michigan to Louis Henry Bradley and Viola May (Harrington) Bradley. She was an only child. She graduated from Akron High School in 1950 and attended Michigan State University for one year. While home from Michigan State on Christmas vacation she went on a blind date and met Edward Roberts who was from Millington. LaDonna and Edward were united in marriage on June 16, 1951, in the United Methodist Church, Akron, MI. Three children were born to this union, Bernard, Marilyn, and Wayne.

Edward and LaDonna were dairy farmers near Millington, MI. They sold their dairy cattle in 1977 at which time they purchased a motor home. However, they continued to crop farm until 1997. During the summers they enjoyed boating on Lake Huron and traveling with their motor home throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Together, they enjoyed 17 winters in the Florida Keys, where they also had a boat for fishing, 4 years in Alamo, TX, and in 1998, went to Weavers Needle RV Resort in Apache Junction, AZ. They exchanged their last motor home for a park model home in January 2007. Edward died on October 31, 2008, following a 2-year battle with cancer.

LaDonna Roberts and Herschuel Howell, the second love of each others lives, were united in marriage on July 10, 2010, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Annandale, MN. They had known each other for 10 years while winter residents in Apache Junction, AZ. 

LaDonna was a member of the United Methodist Church in Akron, MI, Millington, MI, and Gold Canyon, AZ and of St. John's Lutheran Church in Annandale, MN. Her hobbies included reading, sewing, quilting, and various handwork crafts. She also loved going 4-wheeling in the Jeep, spending time with family, and exploring new places.

LaDonna is survived by her loving husband, Herschuel Howell of Cokato, MN; her son, Bernard Roberts of Grand Rapids, MI; her stepchildren, Samuel Howell (Karen Hayes) of Bloomington, MN, Daniel (Dianne) Howell of Rosemount, MN, and Gregory (Rebecca) Howell of Cokato, MN; grandchildren, David and Michael Roberts, Cassandra and Jason Barber, Sharon Benmark, Samuel and Amanda Roberts; great-grandchildren, Jace, Sawyer, Annabelle, and Mary; sister-in-law, Wavis Roberts; and many other family members and friends. 

LaDonna was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Viola Bradley; her first husband, Edward Roberts; her daughter, Marilyn Sue, in 1956; her son, Wayne Alan, in 1991; and nephew, Owen Roberts.

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