Donna Sue Richards, formerly Donna Sue Kaufman, was born on September 20, 1939, in Eureka, Kansas, to Ralph L. Kaufman and Helen F. Kaufman. She passed away on February 26, 2026.

Donna is survived by her daughter, Tamara L. Vandruff; her granddaughter, Katie S. Lyghtle; and her grandsons, Kelly J. Eilerts and Greg Eilerts. She is also survived by six great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her her husband, William H. Richards, daughter, Sally A. Stanley; her son, Rodney J. Eilerts and her parents, Ralph and Helen Kaufman.