Obituary - Donna (Reeves) Willy

Friday, December 29, 2006
THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Former Juneau resident Donna (Reeves) Willy, 40, died Dec. 21, 2006, in Hillsboro, Ore., after an extended illness.

She was born March 12, 1966, in Juneau, to Dale and Mary Reeves. She attended Juneau schools and graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 1984. As a teen she was an active member of the local Youth For Christ program. She worked one summer season each for Southeast Alaska Guidance Alliance and Aldercrest Lodge, and three seasons for Echo Ranch Bible Camp.

In December 1989, she moved to the Portland, Ore., area, where she met Doug Willy. The were married in February 1992, and had two sons. She home-schooled their boys until 2005.

Willy and her family were active members of their church in Aloha, Ore., and she also participated in women's ministries.

Family members said she will be dearly missed. She loved her hometown of Juneau, its scenic beauty and plentiful wildlife. She had longed to move back with her family, they said. She visited as often as possible.

She was preceded in death by her father, Dale Reeves, of Juneau; two grandmothers, Frieda Wood, of Seattle, and Opal Hembree, of Klamath Falls, Ore.; and two aunts, Donna Simonson and Pat Driscoll, of Klamath Falls, Ore.

She is survived by her husband, Doug V. Willy; sons Jonathan T. Willy and Hayden D. Willy; mother, Mary Reeves; sister Brenda "Bre" Reeves, of Juneau; brother, Dale Reeves and his wife, Rowena, of Juneau; sister, Betsy Giles and her husband, Keith, of Juneau; and several nieces, nephews and many other relatives in Oregon.

A funeral service will be held Jan. 6 at the Life Church in Aloha. A private memorial is being planned for the summer of 2007 in Juneau.

Messages or cards of condolence may be sent to Doug Willy and Family, 6809 Johnson St., Hillsboro, OR, 97123, and to Mary Reeves and Family, P.O. Box 33085, Juneau, AK, 99803.

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