JENNER, Donna M.Mrs. Donna Marie Jenner (née Fleming) died peacefully at Hospice By The Sea in Boca Raton, Florida on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at the age of 79. Donna is survived by her beloved husband Everett H. Jenner of 48 years; her four children Anne Marie Paterson, Lynn M. Vanginhoven, Robert Gordon Paterson and Steven C. Jenner; and her brother Gary Fleming. She is preceded in death by her sisters Roberta Murrins and Marion Beatty. Donna was born on April 5, 1937 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Joseph Pliny and Eileen Marie Fleming. She graduated from the University of Toronto. She married Everett on August 31, 1968 in Syracuse, New York. Several years later they moved to Miami, Florida and finally settled in Boca Raton together. Donna was an accomplished artist whose passion for self expression presented itself in multiple mediums. She won numerous art awards and merits of excellence. She was a devoted mother who inspired her children to never have boundaries, follow their dream and that life was limitless. She was an active and dedicated member of the Palm Beach Watercolor Society. Other associations included Boca Museum Artist Guild, VSA: Very Special Arts of Florida, Women's Club of Boca Raton, Syracuse Symphony Opera Guild and AOP: Alpha Omicron Pie Sorority. Donna requested to be cremated, wait and have her ashes interred with Everett in the Neptune Memorial Reef. In lieu of flowers, an art scholarship has been established by the Palm Beach Watercolor Society. Please send donations to the Donna Jenner Legacy Scholarship, attention Adrienne or Jimmy Walker, 6442 Emerald Breeze Way, Boynton Beach, Florida 33437. The family would like to thank all her friends who cared and loved her as she left this final note to all: May the road rise up to meet you. And the wind always be at your back. May the sunshine be warm upon your face. And the raindrops fall softly upon your cheeks. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the small of his of his hand.To express condolences and/or make donations: Visit
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