Donna VanTiegham
April 13, 2015Share using:
Hancock: Donna R. VanTiegham, 71, of Hancock, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 13, 2015 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility.
She was born on June 19, 1943 in Ferndale, Michigan to Margie (Richardson) and the late Vern Lazenby. Following graduation from Berkley High School in Berkley, Michigan in 1961, Donna graduated from nursing school at the University of Detroit and Harper Hospital in Detroit as a Registered Nurse. She was employed at Harper and Receiving Hospitals in Detroit before working at Portage Hospital in Hancock in the Emergency Department. Ill health forced her early retirement.
She was first married to Roger Silvola, and later to Donald VanTiegham who preceded her in death.
Donna was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hancock. She enjoyed attending country western concerts. She also loved spending time with family, especially her children and grandchildren.
Besides her father and husbands, she was also preceded in death by her step-father, Alex Waymaster.
She is survived by her four children: Karin (Jeff) Hetcher of Cassville, WI, Alan (Candi) Silvola of Hancock, Edward Silvola of Cassville, WI, and Peter Silvola of Indianapolis, IN; eleven grandchildren; her mother, Margie Waymaster of Hancock, and a sister, Kathleen Lazenby of South Carolina.
A memorial service will be held at 11 A.M. on Friday at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Amy Terhune to officiate. Spring interment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery in Houghton.
Friends may call at the O'Neill-Dennis Funeral Home in Hancock on Thursday from 4 until 6 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to the Huntington's Disease Society of America at hdsainfo@hdsa.org.
The O'Neill-Dennis Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. To leave online condolences, please go to www.oneilldennisfh.com.