Donna Marie Brady Botz, age 74, of Oshkosh, died peacefully Wednesday, June 13, 2012. She was born July 10, 1937, at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, daughter of the late Clifton and Evelyn (Peterson) Hedstrom. Donna attended Ebinger Grade School and Taft High School in Chicago. She also attended North Park College in Chicago, Valley City State College in North Dakota, and Mankato State College in Minnesota. Donna worked as a secretary at CBS in Chicago, the University of Wisconsin Madison, Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, and the College of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. She married Thomas Brady in 1958 in Chicago, IL and lived in the above cities while Tom was either attending school or was a professor in the art department. They later divorced and Tom died in 1991. She then married James Botz in 1995 in Oshkosh. They were later divorced and he survives. Donna was a member of Plymouth Congregational Church, its choir, and Women's Bible Study.

Donna is loved and will be missed by her children: Shawn (Kelly) Brady of Madison, WI and Kimberly Brady of New York City; and sister, Judith (John) Ahlquist of Silverthorn, CO. She is further survived by sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.

The family will greet relatives and friends on Saturday, June 30, 2012, at Plymouth Congregational Church, 1325 Georgia St., Oshkosh, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the Memorial Service at 12:00 Noon with Rev. Rick Hopkins officiating. Memorials may be directed to Plymouth Congregational Church to be used for the choir and other music endeavors.

The family extends a special thank you to Donna's oncologist, Dr. Karen Gremminger MD, for her wonderful care. Further, a very special thank you to Jim for his care, concern, and "million little helps."