Donna lost her battle with cancer on August 27, 2001.  She was married to Dave and was a devoted mother to her son John and her daughter Katie.  Drawing from her many travels to variouls parts of the globe, Donna used her experiences to open her own travel agency, Crossroads Travel, in Gurnee, IL, which she oeprated form 1990 to 1995.  Donna was active in the local community as a board member for the Gurnee Rotary Club and was an active member of the Joy Lutheran Church in Gurnee.