Donna Jean Meserole

Donna Jean Meserole, 82, of Lincoln, IL., passed away December 30, 2025, at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, IL. Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home is assisting the family. Graveside services for family and close friends will be held Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 11 AM at Atlanta Cemetery.

Donna was born May 31, 1943, in Decatur, IL., the daughter of William E. Faust and Trela L. (Davis) Faust. She married Theodore Meserole Jr. on June 12, 1964, and he preceded her in death on April 17, 2012.

Donna worked for many years at the Lawndale Tap. She enjoyed gardening, fishing, crocheting, canning, and riding the Harley with her husband. They traveled to most of the 50 states and beyond on their Harley Davidson Sportster.

Survivors include her children: Kelly (Todd) Parks, Leslie (John) Denny, Doug (Amy) Meserole, and Shawna Meserole; grandchildren: Scott Parks, Kayla Craig, Brooke White, Taylor Whiteman, Analyn Denny, Keagan Meserole, Adalynn Meserole, Shae Fulmer, and Gabe Fulmer; great grandchildren: Kennedi, Kori, Lincoln, Scarlett, Sturgis “Bubba”, Maddox, Laken, Jaxon, and Jameson; sisters Darlene Ernst and Ruth Ann Taylor, and brother John Joseph “Joe” Faust.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her son Keith William Meserole, great grandson Cayde Eugene Transou, sister Louise Baldwin, and brother Don Faust.