Donna was born on May 13, 1938 in Shawano, the daughter of Otto and Margaret (Steinke) Suehring. She was united in marriage to Wesley W. Schulz on January 15, 1956 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Manchester. Donna earned her dietary manager certification from Moraine Park Technical College in 1988 and worked in the dietary department in various roles including as dietary manager for Ripon Medical Center for over 30 years. In her earlier years, she enjoyed bowling with Wesley. Together they took great pride in meticulously maintaining their yard at the farm, and Donna also developed a knack for gardening later in life. She was a wonderful cook and always looked forward to family gatherings and holidays. Donna cherished her grandchildren and enjoyed attending their events.

Donna is survived by her four children, Brenda Mueller of Cairo, Egypt, Belinda (Michael) Fox of Markesan, Brian (fiancée Lisa Daye) of Kingston and Bruce (Loretta) of Dalton; grandchildren, Darren, Daniel, Nathan and Natalie Mueller, Rachel Libby, Leah Ehle, Katherine Halfmann, Meredith Guell, Sara Sweilam, Tarah, Tayler and Ethan Schulz, Lucas, Mariah and Mercedes Schulz, Michaela and Morgan Fox; step-grandchildren, Colin Bukowski and Aaron Daye; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Delbert (Brenda) Suehring of Manchester; sister-in-law, Verla Schulz of Randolph; special friend, Cathy (Dennis) Krueger of Oxford; and further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Wesley; grandson, Zachary Schulz; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mary Lou and Guenther Muelenhaupt; brother-in-law, John Schulz, sister-in-law Sandy Suehring and other relatives.