Donna Carol Collins

Donna (Buxton) Collins, 58, of Kent WA. Died May 30, 2014. Donna was born July 24, 1955 to Gaius and Louise Buxton of Renton. She was a 1973 graduate of Issaquah High School. She married her high school sweetheart and recently celebrated 40 years of marriage. They resided in Kent where they raised three sons. Donna was a loyal employee of Alaska Airlines and reached a milestone of twenty five years with the company this past May. She loved her family, the ocean, but most of all her eight grandchildren which held a special place in her heart. Donna had a fun loving spirit and made lifelong friends with ease. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends and will leave a deep void in their hearts. She is survived by her mother Louise Buxton, her loving husband Mike, sons Justin, Shane, and Matthew and daughter-in-law Shelly all of Kent, brothers George Silbersdorff, Gerald Buxton, John Buxton and sister Gale (Buxton) Wilson, and eight grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father Gaius Buxton. Services will be held this Friday June 6 at Greenwood Memorial Park, 350 Monroe Ave NE, Renton, at 10:00 AM. Following the services there will be a reception at the VFW Hall, 416 Burnett Ave, Renton. Donations in her name may be made to the American Diabetes Association.