Donna Ruby Kossmann

Donna Ruby Kossmann obituary, Avon Park, FL

Donna Ruby Kossmann

Donna Kossmann Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Fountain Funeral Home - Avon Park on Jul. 25, 2025.

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Donna Ruby Kossmann, 92, of Old Town, Florida passed away peacefully on July 21, 2025. A native of Bonne Terre, Missouri she was born to John and Ruby (Larkin) Spence. She had lived in St. Louis, Missouri before moving to Tampa in 1963 and then to Old Town in 1986. Her life was full of passion, love, dignity and strength. She was a gentle woman that lived life to its fullest. She was always a bundle of joy and that attracted people to her. She will be dearly missed and will always be surrounded by love from heaven to earth. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, in 1981; Donna is survived by her 10 children: Mary, Richard, Linda, Ann, Jean, Patricia, Janice, Joan, Robert and Raymond; sister-in-law Jacqueline Ingalls, 11 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. Enjoy your Natty Light up there. Services to be scheduled.
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