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Donna Marie Duncan |
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March 20, 1959 ~ December 15, 2016 |
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December 16, 2016 |
Donna Marie Duncan, 57, passed away on December
15, 2016, at Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, December
18, at United Methodist Church in Bonners Ferry.
March 20, 1959, brought Patricia (Buffin) Miles
and Roy Miles their second child, Donna Marie
Miles. Patsy was thrilled to have a younger
sister and later Donna was joined by two more
siblings; Walter Lee and Laurrie (Blockhan).
Donna left this earth much too soon, on December
15, 2016.
Donna attended school in Boundary County, where
she graduated High School in 1977. Beauty school
in Coeur d' Alene was her next stop, where she
lived until 2012, when she came back to Bonners
Ferry to help her mother during cancer
treatments.
Before returning to Bonners, she traveled the
world and married Jim Duncan. While married to
Jim Duncan, restaurateur, she became a pastry
chef for his restaurant, Jimmie D’s.
Her love of travel and far off places was
apparent in her collection of art, exotic dishes
and reminiscing. Her specialty for the
restaurant was cheesecake; in her memory, we are
sharing her recipe below. Cooking was her
passion, her prowess in the kitchen was mostly
shared with her mother the last few years, but
appreciated nonetheless.
She was preceded in death by her sister Laurrie
Miles- Blockhan (1998), Laurrie’s son, Ryan
(1989), and her father, Roy Miles (1981).
Donna is survived by her brother, Walter Lee
Miles, and his sons Brandon, Michael and David;
niece Kaya Blockham (Laurrie’s daughter), Bret
Farber and James Farber (Laurrie’s sons), sister
Patsy Miles, Patsy’s daughter Amanda and her
grand-niece Elizabeth.
Although not related by blood, the neighbor
girls held a very special place in Donna’s
heart. She loved every second visiting with the
Cushman girls and they brought joy to her world
these past years. As Donna’s family, we would
like to thank the entire Cushman family for
their love and friendship to Donna.
White Chocolate Cheesecake
For the Crust:
2 ½ C crushed graham crackers
2/3 C sugar
½ C Melted Butter
Press all ingredients firmly into a 10”
spring-form pan
The filling:
5-8oz Packages Cream cheese room temp
5 eggs
1 ¾ C Sugar
2/3 C Heavy Cream
2/3 C Flour
4 oz Quality white chocolate (melted)
For the top (after the cake has cooled):
½ C sour cream
2 C white chocolate shavings for garnish
Directions: Whip the cream cheese, and sugar
until soft add eggs, cream, flour and melted
chocolate into the crust. Bake 400* for 20
minutes- reduce temp to 300* and bake for 40
minutes more. Cool. Before serving spread the
sour cream and sprinkle the shavings.
Serves 12. |
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