Donna Rae Axtell
November 25, 1945 ~ January 8, 2024
Born in: Franklin, Pennsylvania
Donna R. Axtell, 78, of Grove City passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024 at the Quality of Life Services, Grove City.
Born on November 25, 1945 in Franklin, she was the daughter of the late Raymond J. and Dorothy C. (Klinger) Peterson.
Donna married Raymond E. Axtell, Sr. on May 21, 1989. He preceded her in death on June 8, 1998.
She worked as a data transcriber for the U.S. Investigation Services. She retired as a clerk after many years of working for the National Background Investigations Bureau.
In her younger years, Donna enjoyed dancing and walking as much as possible. She loved listening to music and watching romantic movies. Most of all, she loved spending time with her grandchildren. She will be missed by her cat, Squeak.
Left to cherish her memories are her children, Traci M. Lang and her boyfriend, Lou Sico, of Slippery Rock and Thomas M. Lang, Jr. and his wife, Betty, of Polk; her grandchildren, Shelby S. Lang and Tristan M. Lang both of Polk; her great-granddaughter, Aubrey Lang; and her brothers, Richard R. Peterson of Clarion, Ronald W. Peterson and his wife, Pat of Rocky Grove, Delbert N. Peterson and his wife, Kathy, of Rocky Grove, and James "Jim" A. Peterson of Franklin.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her brother, Gary.
Family and friends are welcome to call on Wednesday, January 10th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Gardinier-Warren Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 1315 Chestnut Street, Franklin, PA. Funeral services for Donna will be held immediately after the viewing on Wednesday at 1:00 pm with Pastor Randy Kightlinger officiating.
Donna will be laid to rest in Franklin Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made in Donna's name to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741.
Please take a moment to share a memory or condolence with the family on Donna's Book of Memories online at www.WarrenFH.com
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Traci and family. So sorry to hear of your mom’s passing.
Prayers for all
Mitzi and Paul Marano
So very sorry for your loss. Donna was one of the first friends I made when I started to work in the mines. She was a wonderful, thoughtful and fun living person.
I met Donna through Sherri Hanes and Linda Miller. Linda had a spaghetti dinner, at her place, I was nervous about eating spaghetti, especially not knowing Donna, and meeting her for the first time…well, there we were eating and I just happened to look over at Donna, and she had a long piece of spaghetti dangling from her mouth and all at once, she “slurped” it up into her mouth and that did it !! I felt more at ease!! We all started laughing!! We have been good friends since. The four of us started to get together, on the weekends. We had so much fun together and did a lot of laughing. I’m going to miss her a lot. I know she is in a better place, no more pain. I have a lot of good memories, with her. Prayers for Traci and Tom and their families. ❤️ Sue Long
Donna was a wonderful lady. Such a big heart. Prayers to the family.
Pam (Myers) Page
A kind and warm soul with the best hugs. Prayers for the whole family. ❤️ Fly high Donna
Condolences to the family, it’s been decades since of seen her but remember her as a great neighbor out on Keely road back in the day, very nice lady. So sorry for your loss. RIP.
Randy Hart.
My deepest condolences to Donna’s family. She and I worked together at FIS. Her beautiful smile and sweet disposition brightened many people’s days.
Nanci Craig