Donna M.

Westlund

Donna M. Westlund, of Peoria, Arizona, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Hospice of the Valley in Surprise, Arizona.

Donna was born in Averill, Minnesota, to Edwin "Doc" Clemens and Helen (Fahrlander) Clemens. Donna and Jerry met In Fargo and were married on August 24, 1954. They moved to the Minneapolis area, where they raised their four children. In 1975, they founded Westlund Engineering Co.

Both of their sons enlisted in the military. Jerry, their eldest son, joined the Navy and was deployed to Japan. He later completed his service in San Diego, where he lived with his wife, Crystal. Donna and Jerry visited them in their base housing there. Their son Rory joined the Army and was stationed in Germany. Donna and Jerry visited Rory in Germany, and the three of them traveled together, exploring several nearby countries.

A few years later, Donna returned to Europe with a travel group. During the three-week trip, she made new friends while traveling through several countries. In Paris, France, she bought a blouse that she loved. For years afterward, she told her family that when the time came, she wanted to be buried in her Paris Blouse." We will fulfill her wish.

In the mid-1980s, Donna and Jerry moved their business to Clearwater, Florida. They embraced their new life there, joining the Clearwater Motorcoach Association and the Clearwater Yacht Club. They enjoyed traveling in their motorhome, boating, and spending time with friends and neighbors.

After retiring, Donna found great joy in volunteering at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. She brought smiles and happiness to patients, hospital staff, and the other volunteers with whom she worked.

Donna and Jerry moved to the Phoenix area in 2008, where they purchased a home on a golf course that became a gathering place for family and friends over the years. They spent their final years there together. Jerry passed away on March 4, 2013, and Donna on September 17, 2026.

Donna was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin "Doc" and Helen Clemens; her husband, Jerry; her sisters, Mary and Betty Clemens; her daughter-in-law, Crystal Westlund, in August 2026; and her granddaughter, Jill Schumann, in July 2017.

She is survived by her four children, Lana, Jerry, Rory, and Kelli Westlund; her six grandchildren, Eric and Bryce Schumann, Merrick and Reid Westlund, Jamie (Westlund) Henderson, and Kylie (Westlund) Johnson; and nine great-grandchildren.

Donna will be remembered for the life she built with Jerry, the family they raised, the friendships she made wherever life took her, and the happiness she brought to those around her.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. followed by the funeral service at 2:30 and a light lunch at Wright Funeral Home, Moorhead, MN. You may join family for interment at the Riverside Cemetery in Moorhead or meet after the interment at Vic's Sports Bar for a toast to Donna.