Donna Ann Holcomb Beers

Donna was born on June 18, 1945 in Oneonta, a daughter of the late Donald and Geraldine (Walters) Holcomb. She attended and graduated from Oneonta City Schools. On November 29, 1964, Donna married John W. Beers at the St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Oneonta. Donna and John would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary next month.

Shortly after their wedding, her and John moved to Andes, where John’s family was from, and lived there for close to 40 years. Sometime after Donna’s parents passed away in 2004, they came back to Oneonta and Donna was so happy to be back because she was moving into her childhood home. She loved being around John and doing things together; a very special memory of hers was their trips to Seneca and the Finger Lakes.

She had one of the kindest hearts you could ever imagine. She never forgot a birthday and loved her time spent with her family, especially “family night”. Family night consisted of a home cooked meal and card games like Canasta with her children, and eventually grew to include grandchildren. One of her favorite family night activities was playing Parcheesi with her grandsons.

Donna was definitely a people person. She would go out of her way to say a kind word to strangers she met on the street or sitting out on her front porch with her husband and would always have a friendly greeting for anyone passing by.

Donna is survived by her beloved husband, John Beers of Oneonta; her daughter, Grace Healey, and her companion Ed Murray, of Hewitt, New Jersey; her son, Donald Beers, and his wife Julie, of Oneonta; her five grandchildren, Bryant Beers, Xavier Beers, Mercedes Sawyer, Anthony Gallucci and Nicholas Gallucci; her sister, Judith Sobers, and her partner Arlene Nygren, of Goodyear Lake, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by her son, Tracy Lee Beers.

Family and friends are invited to visit between 11am to 1pm on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main Street, Oneonta, at which time her family will receive guests. A memorial service will follow the calling hours at 1pm at the funeral home, with the Rev. Judith A. Thistle, Director of Chaplains at the A.O. Fox Hospital, officiating.

In lieu of flowers, Donna’s family asks that you kindly consider making a donation in her memory to the National Kidney Foundation, Finance Department, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016.