That's so sad, but you gave and blessed someone. It will be a blessing to someone else.
I know how you feel, my mother passed in 2009 and I donated some of her things. I kept her range even though it was older than mine. Mine was a very nice electric range. Last week,I donated it to a lady in our church who I found out was needing one. I have yet to have her or her family call and thank me. But I got the blessing of giving and would do it again if I could.