This memorial website was created in the memory of our sister, Donna Schaefer-Fancher who was born in Indiana on January 07, 1961 & passed away on October 16, 2004 at the early age of 43 from a fatal heart attack. She has forever left a lasting impression in our lives & the lives of the people her life has touched. Donna is badly missed by her family & friends & will forever be in our hearts & the hearts of all that knew her.
My condolences / Alma Mills
I am so sorry for your loss my heart goes out to you. I know your angel is watching over you. Love n Blessings Alma
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i miss you / Matt Fancher (youngest son )
Mom will always stay in my heart and i was only five years old when she left to go to another place. i guess god thought it was time for her to go. see my brother Steven was born with the umbilical cord around his neck. they got it off luckily becaus...
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Blessings... / Barbara Sherry (friend of Connie )
God Bless you and your family Connie! Happy 5th year in Heaven Donna!!! God bless you always!!
So Very Sorry for Your Loss / Melissa Eiler (Visitor~Daughter of Irwin & Renee Eiler )
hi aunt donna / Marli Renae Belue (great niece )
hi aunt donna. its mar. we never really spent a lot of time together,but when we all got together,we had a blast. i didn't know you that well,but my mom and aunt na would always talk about you,aunt con,and aunt sandie,and tell us kids about what cool...
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Donna... Our Sister... Our Friend.... Donna was such a good sister & my best friend. She was the last of the siblings to be born, & her conception was quite a surprise to everyone. I could never imagine how different our lives would be if that "mistake" never happened. We had 43 years of good times together. Well ok, she wasn't always the perfect little sister when we were growing up, always tagging along where ever we went, but as she grew older we found out how much we actually had in common & she was fun to be around. She made us laugh when we were down. She always sent cards on special occasions & never forgot your special days & was always the first to call & tell you happy birthday, happy anniversary etc. Even if she had to wake you up early in the morning to do it! She seemed to remember everything that was important to us. She was always there to help, whenever you needed her... even if you just needed to have someone to listen to your problems & afterwards she would say or do something to make you laugh & you always came away feeling better.
Her first child (a daughter, Stephanie) was born in 1981 when Donna was 20. Stephanie was a unique person. She was blessed with many artistic abilities. Stephanie now puts those abilities to work tattooing and piercing. About 6 yrs later Donna had a tubal pregnancy & the doctors said it would be a miracle if she had anymore children. It devistated her because she always wanted 4. A few years later, she proved the doctors wrong & gave birth to her 2nd child, a son Steven. He was a comedian... just like her. Always making us laugh over nothing. He is a thoughtful & caring child. She was lucky enough to have a husband that could support the family so she didn't have to work outside the home. She dedicated her life to her family. When Steven started school she missed having a little one around & yearned for another child Then about 5 years ago she had a heart attack & the doctors told her having more children would be out of the question so, she gave up on the idea. But just like when she was unexpectedly conceived... God blessed her with her 3rd child, a son, Matthew, who is also thoughtful, loving, caring & also a comedian. Later she was told she needed her mitral valve replaced & she delayed having the surgery to correct it. She finally decided to have it replaced in Sept 2004 which took her sight away in the process. Her spirits were as good as could be expected. It seemed the surgery didn't do what they claimed it would do. She never really felt as good as the doctors said she would after the surgery, but she hung in there for her family. She continued to take care of her family the best she could, but never thought her best was good enough without her sight.
Early on the morning of Oct. 16, 2004 she went downstairs to make her husbands' coffee (just like she did every morning before he got ready to go to work) She collapsed from the fatal heart attack that took her life of 43 years. I will never forget that horrible morning, the day I lost my younger sister... my best friend. That single moment is one that I wish I could go back in time... 24 hrs before.... to correct... to make her heart right before it failed.... That single moment that devistated us all, & left us & everyone who knew Donna with an emptiness in our hearts that will never be refilled. That single moment.... That changed everyones lives forever... Our hearts are broken & the scars that were left within us will never heal. We no longer have her physically tagging along with us.... Cracking us up... Only in our hearts & in our precious memories... will she live on.
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