Obituary of Donalda F. LaShomb

NORFOLK—A Mass of Christian Burial for 88 year old Donalda F. “Donnie” LaShomb, a resident of 3 High Street, Norfolk, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the Church of the Visitation in Norfolk with Rev. Andrew Amyot presiding. Burial will be held in the Visitation Cemetery in Norfolk. Family and friends are invited to call at the Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk on Friday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Mrs. LaShomb passed away on New Year’s Day at Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Donnie is survived by two sons, David and Debbie LaShomb and Lynn LaShomb, both of Norwood. Donnie is also survived by her beloved grandchildren Lori Dore, Jennifer LaShomb, Derek LaShomb, Sommer LaShomb-Bonilla, Amber LaShomb, Albert Petrosky, Lauren LaShomb and Ryan LaShomb; a great grandchild, Brogan Dore; two brothers, Richard Martin, Louisville and James and Jane Martin, Massena. Donnie was pre-deceased by her husband Floyd, two sons, Floyd “Sal” LaShomb and Gary LaShomb; a brother Bernard and two sisters, Frances Fuller and Ramona McIntyre. Born in Massena, NY on July 25, 1927 to the late James and Clara Dyer, Donnie married Floyd LaShomb on November 9, 1946. Floyd passed away on February 1, 2008. Donnie worked at the First National Bank and the NBT Banks in Norfolk, retiring after 33 years of service. She was a communicant of the Church of the Visitation and a member of the Altar and Rosary Society, where she was very active. Donnie also served as an Eucharistic Minister for the parish and loved to travel and visit with her family and friends. Donnie was well known and loved in the softball community as “Ma LaShomb”. Memorial Donations in Donnie’s Memory can be made to the St. Jude’s Hospital. Memories and condolences may be shared online at www.buckfuneralhome.com . The Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk is serving the family of Donalda F. “Donnie” LaShomb.