Donnetta and Duane met at Purdue University in 1956 and were married for 47 years until he unexpectedly passed away in 2004.

Duane, a veterinarian, had a specialty in racehorses and was the beloved Doc at the Hoosier Park Racetrack in Anderson, IN. While Duane was finishing his degree in 1958, Donnetta was going to women’s homes to teach them how to use the new electric sewing machines.