By Cara Cowan Watts | Cherokee 411
January 4, 2026 – June 2, 2026
Collinsville
Cherokee Nation Citizen
Donna Gale Creek Reider was born January 4th, 1948 in Tulsa Oklahoma. She was the 3rd child, and only daughter born to Johnny George and Starly Isabel McWhirt Creek. Donna is preceeded in death by her infant brother Johnny George Creek, her parents Johnny George and Starly Isabel Creek, an older brother Michael Wayne Creek, and an ex husband Michael William Reider. She is survived by her brother Harry Creek and wife Gwyn Creek of Layfayette, Louisiana, sister in-law Karla Creek of Parump Nevada, 2 daughters Michelle Koscheski and husband Sadri Ozun of San Ramon, California, Kelly Leverich of Tulsa Oklahoma, 6
grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and numerous neices, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Donna loved everyone with all her heart and had a knack for making others laugh and feeling welcome. She was a Nana to everyone and as Nana would say, “I be loving you all so big.”
