Donna Lee Jarka Donna Lee Jarka, age 72, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 8:20AM on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at her residence. She was born on October 14, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Owen and Harriet Champlain Carp. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Edward Jarka; two daughters and a son-in-law: Carie and Michael Rowe of Troy and Vicki Snay of Roanoke, Virginia; six grandchildren: Tyler and Kyle Rowe, Leah Hoover, and Abby, Paige and Isaac Snay; one great-grandchild, Cadence Hoover; two sisters: Barbara Ann Johns of Earlville, Illinois and Terry Cote of Ladysmith, Wisconsin; three nieces: Debby Lorenz of Earlville, Illinois, Cindy Sherve of Colorado and Wendy Zimmerman of Mendota, Illinois. Donna loved animals of all kinds and she devoted a number of years to the Brukner Nature Center 'Raise to Release' program. She enjoyed crafts and enjoyed creating them for herself and her friends. For a time, she taught others how to perform them. A memorial visitation will be held from 4-6PM on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Baird Funeral Home, Troy. Memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice, 3131 South Dixie Drive, Suite 221, Dayton, Ohio 45439. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.