Donna Marie Wegley

September 16, 1930 - March 5, 2022

Wegley, Donna Marie died March 5, 2022, at age 91, in the Memory Care unit at The Homestead at Anoka. Donna was born in Richfield, Minnesota to Axel and Vera Nielsen. She graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis and attended classes at the University of Minnesota while working as a secretary. In later years, Donna was a member of League of Women Voters and served a term as chapter president. At age 22, Donna married James Eugene Wegley. They had five children: first twins, Chris and Karen, followed by Diana, Mary Jane, and finally a son, Joseph. Donna had a passion for gardening, developing and caring for a beautiful garden and backyard in Golden Valley. She also loved cooking, entertaining, downhill skiing, and getting together with her many friends. Reading was a lifelong passion and she faithfully participated in her church book group at Calvary Lutheran Church. Donna and Jim built a beautiful cottage on Beaver Dam Lake in Cumberland, WI and spent many weekends with their growing family, waterskiing in summer, and downhill skiing in winter. They also loved to travel and took many trips both in the U.S. and abroad. In the summer of 1964, Donna, Jim, and their four girls traveled around Europe for three months. Joe was born the next April! Donna is preceded in death by her husband, Jim; father, Axel; mother, Vera; sisters, Rosemary and Janette; and grandson, Tony. She is survived by her sister Martha; her five children: Chris Thompson (Roger), Karen Ellis, Diana Ross (John), Mary Jane Richards (Mark), and Joseph Wegley (Ofelia); as well as 14 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, March 17th, with visitation from 1-2pm, followed by funeral service at 2:00pm, at Calvary Lutheran Church, 7520 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN. Family requests masks be worn. To live stream the service go to: events.calvary.org. Washburn-McReavy.com Edina Chapel 952-920-3996