After a long, difficult battle with MAC lung disease, Deanna passed away peacefully, at home,  on October 20th, 2021. Her beloved husband Richard and 2 of her daughters, Michelle and Kelley were by her bedside while the rest of her family and friends prayed for her peaceful journey from afar.

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, her family Homesteaded to Sutton, Alaska in 1949 when she was just 4 years old.  In a truck with her mother and father, 2 sisters and a brother they made their way north on the Alaskan Highway in search of a new life.  Deanna met her loving husband Richard in 1978 in Ohio, fell in love and married intertwining two families and 5 daughters.  Richard and Deanna moved to Florida in 1981 and they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in August. Deanna was a fiercely dedicated mother and grandmother. She was loved by husband Richard, Daughters April, Kelley and Michelle, Step-Daughters Cheri and Dawn, 8 grandchildren - Jayme, Amanda, Lindsey, Zachary, Kristen, Parker, Lucia and Nico and Great-Grandchildren Abigail, Bradley, Zander, Blakely, Zayne.