Donna was 90 years old living in an assisted living facility located in Lancaster for close to 5
years. Previous to that she resided in the Canyon Country area of Santa Clarita Valley since
1969. That is where she watched, nurtured and raised most of us children with the help of our
father Charles.
Donna was born in Wisconsin to Wendelin and Florence Theis. Grew up with 2 brothers and a
sister. Met my father near the end of high school. Married and started raising a family of their
own. They had 3 daughters and 8 sons, not necessarily in that order but a bunch of us
nonetheless. In the summer of 1968 they decided to pack us up and move to California. First
into the San Fernando Valley and then on to Canyon Country where she resided for over 45
years..
She held a few different jobs those first few years. But finally became a school bus driver for a
local school district. Yes she drove a few of our friends and then some of their children too.
Donna is survived by her brother David and sister MaryBeth.
Her children Penelope; Patricia; Robert; Jonathon; Michael; Margeret; Mark; Daniel; Thomas
and Peter. She was blessed with numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and yes
great-great grandchildren. Though she may never have met all of them face to face, she loved
and cherished them all.
Her’s and my father’s legacy will live on for many more generations to come through us all
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