Donna was a 1960 graduate of Mont Pleasant High School in Schenectady, NY. She moved to Florida in 1985 primarily Sarasota and subsequently to Port Charlotte in 2007. Donna loved fishing and staying in touch with family and friends on Facebook.
She is survived by her loving daughters, Barbara Beniston (John) and Karen Walton (Rich); her twin brother, Donald Simmons Jr. (Eleanor), her three grandsons, Nelson, Richard and Joseph Proper and two great grandchildren, Sierra and Kevin. Donna is also survived by her extended family, Chuck (Corrine), Christina, Matthew (Tracy), Jason, Catherine, Chaz, Cory, Victoria, Labrea, Arorah, Dalyla and Larry who predeceased her. She is also preceded in death by her ex-husband, Timothy Proper; parents, Donald Simmons Sr. and Helen (Dearstine) Miller and brother, David Simmons.
A memorial service will be held on February 24, 2017 at Daytona Beach. At 12 Noon please meet at Zeno's Boardwalk Sweet Shop, 1101 Main St., Daytona Beach, FL 32118, on the corner of N Ocean Ave. and Main St.
The family request in lieu of flowers that donations in Donna’s memory be made to TideWell Hospice, Philanthropy Department, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238.
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