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ALDONNA T. "DONNA" (SIMON) BARNER

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ALDONNA T. "DONNA" (SIMON) BARNER Obituary
BARNER ALDONNA T. "DONNA" (SIMON)
On Friday, June 5, 2015, Aldonna T. "Donna" (Simon) Barner, age 82, o
f South Park, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family
. Beloved wife of the late Earl M. Barner; loving mother of Susan M. M
cCartan of Finleyville, James M. (Denise) Barner of Finleyville and Li
sa (Ron) Barner-Wolk of Bridgeville; grandmother of Jeffrey, Jessica
, Jacqlyn, Molly and the late Jennifer Brennfleck; great-grandmother o
f Angie, Bryan and Aiyana; sister of Geri (Cliff) Todd and the late Ma
garet (Tom) Brickett; also survived by nieces,nephews and great- gran
dchildren. Donna (lovingly called Gram, Grammy, Mom, Mum, Mrs. B, an
d "little Go-Bunny") lived every day with passion, zest and energy. Sh
e was a pillar of strength and principle with deep and boundless lov
e for her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildre
"the apples of my eye" and her family pets (Pia the devil cat, Thump
er the Boxer and Willow the Pug). Donna loved spending countless hour
s gardening in her "no maintenance" beautiful yard, vacationing, spend
ing time in the Laurel Mountains at the family cabin, daily visits t
o her local Dollar store, actively participating in the St. Casimir'
s Alumni Association and the occasional pull on the slot machine arm
. After the loss of her beloved husband, Earl, in 1995, Donna fought o
and found new purpose at the Franciscan Child Day Care Center in Cas
tle Shannon (from which she just recently retired), where she nurtured
, cared for and fell in love with all of the beautiful children unde
her watch. She touched ours and many other lives, and for that we ar
e deeply blessed and grateful. Friends received Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m
. at the GRIFFITH FUNERAL HOME, INC., 5636 Brownsville Road, South Par
k Twp. (412) 655-4600. Funeral Prayer Tuesday 11:30 a.m. with a Mass o
f Christian Burial in Nativity Church at 12 p.m., followed by burial i
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies. In lieu of flowers, the famil
y requests donations in Donna's name to ALS Association, Western PA Ch
apter, 416 Lincoln Ave., Pgh., PA 15209 or Forbes Hospice c/o Forbes H
ealth Foundation, 4800 Friendship Ave., Pgh., PA 15224. Condolences ma
y be offered for the family at:
www.GriffithFH.com
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Published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on June 7, 2015
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Aldonna married Earl Melvin BARNER on 20 Sep 1952. Earl (son of Robert Daniel Emanuel BARNER and Olive May SUTTON) was born on 26 Aug 1931 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA,; died on 17 Nov 1995; was buried in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies - Cecil. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MCCARTAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: D. BRENNFLECK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: D. BRENNFLECK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: R. WOLK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: ? BRENNFLECK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]