Ann McDonald, 54, of Rapid City, SD, went to heaven on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. She was a talented artist. She liked writing poetry. Her senior year of high school, she went to New York City with her modeling class and received a trophy in national competition at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

After graduation, she worked at ATT in Buffalo, New York, as a long distance operator. It was at this time that she was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Her sister, Dawn Halstead, was her bone marrow donor.

Upon recovery, Ann moved to Hermosa, SD, with her "Mumsey," Lois, and her "Auntie" Elizabeth. She graduated from Black Hills State with a B.S. in 2003, and graduated in 2007 from Western Dakota Tech with a degree in Pharmacy Tech. She had many years of productive employment, her last job working as an advocate for the women's and children's home of the Cornerstone Mission.

Through the years, she sold several of her paintings, and had a poem she wrote published. She was a very empathetic soul, to people and animals alike. She enjoyed participating in the Friends Bible Study Group.

She is survived by her mother, Lois Odien-Page of Rapid City, her sister Dawn Halstead, of Ocala, Florida, her Auntie Elizabeth Plautz of Hermosa, SD, and her kitty Roxy.

She was preceded in death by her father, Philip McDonald of Jacksonville, Florida.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 22nd, at the Hermosa United Church of Christ, 105 N. 2nd St., Hermosa, SD. Officiating will be Pastor Tina Hubbeling. Friends are invited to attend a luncheon afterward in the church fellowship hall.

The service will be live-streamed and available on the Facebook page of the Hermosa United Church of Christ and can be viewed at anytime.

Arrangements are with Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home.