Donna
Jean
Miller
)Sefton
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Donna Jean (Miller) Sefton, 84, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday November 22, 2023. Donna was born in Pittsburgh PA on September 17, 1939, one of the sixteen children of (the late) Francis and Viola (Schaffer) Miller. In Fort Wayne, she attended St. Jude Catholic Church and worked for several years as a Registered Nurse at St. Joseph Hospital. A career change led her to Essex Wire, where she was employed as an inspector, and from there she retired after 36 years with the company. Donna was the mother of four children, who survive along with her husband Robert Sefton; Pam (Marcus) Moore-Groff and Carla Cole, both of Columbia City; Dawn Trammel and Shane (Angie) Salisbury, both of Fort Wayne; grandchildren, Glen (Jasmine) Ray and Jessica (Tim) Haynes, both of Indianapolis; George (Dory) Ray, Jr. of Syracuse, Dani Basden and Mike (Naomi) Basden, both in Texas; Jennifer (Kel) Conroy in Arizona, Crystal (Jay) Heffner and Aaron Salisbury, both of Fort Wayne; Emily (Cullin) Brineger in Kentucky and Luke Salisbury of Fishers; 14 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
A Service of Remembrance will be held at 11:00am Saturday December 2, 2023 at Divine Mercy Funeral Home, 3500 Lake Avenue, followed by burial in Catholic Cemetery. Visitation on Saturday will be from 10-11am at the funeral home. The family’s preferred memorial is St. Jude Catholic Church, online at www.stjudefw.org/giving, or by mail to 2130 Pemberton Drive, Ft Wayne IN 46805.
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Dodge will not be the same. Will miss you. RIP DeDee
Hi Bob so sad to hear about Donna. I didn’t know she was that sick. Such a bummer. How are you doing Bob? Give me a call 260-760-6082 if you need to talk.