Donna Jastram Dwyer Brenneise, 81, of Rapid City, died Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.

She was born November 21, 1937 on the family farm near Scotland, SD. She graduated from Kingsley High School in Kingsley, Iowa. After high school she worked for a time as a telephone operator. She married Edward Gengler on April 13, 1957 in Sioux City, Iowa where her daughters; Pamela and Nancy were born.

Donna Mae married Earl Dwyer on February 28, 1971 in Hurley, SD and added a stepson, Larry to the family. Earl died in 2006.

Donna moved to Rapid City in 2009 and on May 8, 2010, Donna married Kenas Brenneise in Rapid City adding six stepdaughters to her family. Ken died in 2012.

Donna was very active in the many activities of Open Heart (South Maple) United Methodist Church. She loved travelling, making all 50 states, the provinces of Canada, the Panama Canal and Jamaica.

Survivors include her daughter, Nancy (Greg) Sass, Rapid City, a step son, Larry Dwyer, Sioux City, IA, 4 grandchildren; Cathy (Joe) Torrez, Matt (Emily) Sass, Scott Dwyer and Andy Dwyer, three great grandchildren; Eva Torrez, Julian Torrez and Isaac Sass, six step daughters, a sister in law, Sharon Lee Jastram and 3 nephews; Melvin Jastram, Jr, Martin Jastram and Bill Epps, numerous step grandchildren and step great grandchildren, and friends.

Donna was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands; Edward Gengler, Earl Dwyer and Kenas Brenneise, her daughter, Pamela in 1964, and her brothers, Robert Jastram and Melvin Jastram, Sr.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2019 from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at the Open Heart United Methodist Church, 202 E. Indiana St.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30AM, Friday, October 11, Open Heart Methodist Church.  Interment will be held at 11:30am on Saturday, October 12 at the Sioux City Memorial Park cemetery in Sioux City, IA.

A memorial has been established by the family.