Deanna Marie Frost

Deanna Marie Richardson Frost passed away quietly on November 1, 2021 after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Joseph Marvin Richardson and Evelyn Mae Ulrich Richardson of Perrysburg, Ohio. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Stuart Jobes Frost, daughters Rachel Lynn Hitt (Michael), Grand Rapids, Ohio and Denise Margo Frost (Gina), Mesa, Arizona, brother Douglas Marvin Richardson (Micki) of Perrysburg, Ohio, grandchildren Jessica Reyes, Stephanie Reyes-Frost and Tyler Hitt.

Deanna graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1965 and attended Ohio University where she met her future husband. She and her husband lived in Southern New Jersey, Greenbelt, MD, Rochester, NY, Voohrees, NJ, and Garland, TX before arriving in Phoenix in 1980.

She became interested in Middle Eastern dance while living in Dallas. She traveled all over the country as she participated in dance seminars.

After moving to Phoenix, she founded the Aleonna Middle Eastern Dance Studio. She regularly visited close friends in Egypt, and later returned to Egypt to buy Rachel’s wedding dress.

While she was working as a guide in the Arizona State Capitol Museum, she helped polish the USS Arizona silverware and decorate the giant Christmas Tree in the Rotunda.

As Arizona Tour Guide, she enjoyed conducting tours all over the state.

When the Phoenix Art Museum asked people to guide school groups through the Splendors of Ancient Egypt exhibit, she quickly volunteered. She continued to volunteer for the Impressionists, Norman Rockwell and Rembrandt exhibits.

She loved joining her husband when he was working in Spain and England.

In 1991 she and her husband became ex-pats in Saudi Arabia where she mastered verbal and written Arabic. Their children joined them for Christmases in Cairo and in Singapore.

She was a past President of the Shadow Mountain Villas HOA.

She and her husband moved to Sun Lakes in 2011 where they loved to Ballroom dance together and travel all over the state.

She loved doting on her children and grandchildren.

Her quiet sense of humor will be missed.