Donna Cosner

Donna Gail Cosner, Maiden, Donna Gale Miller passed into heaven January 30, 2021 of natural causes at the age of 89 years.

Donna was born June 29, 1931 in Youngwood, PA. Daughter of Ruth Sanner Miller and Lester Claire Miller, formerly of Sugar Lake Pa.

Donna graduated from Guys Mills High school in 1949 and then went on to Slippery Rock College the following year. She attended college for 2 years in the field of physical education.

On November 15, 1952, she married George Reynold Cosner.  A truck driver by trade at the time and embarked on many adventures over the years. They first settled in Titusville Pa. for a while but then found themselves in the Conneaut Lake area and finally to their farm in Shermansville, Pa. in 1963 where they spent the remainder of their years together until the passing of George in 2008. Donna would remain on the farm she loved so much for the rest of her life.

Most would remember Donna and George Cosner as the owners of the Isaly’s store in Conneaut Lake from 1956 to 1972. After which she acquired her Real estate license and worked with Strout Reality till retiring in the late 70’s to assume the rule as the best grandmother in the world, loved and respected by all who knew her.

Surviving Donna are: Her brother Wayne Miller with wife Judy of Greenville, PA. Two sons, Mark Cosner with wife Feng of Conneaut Lake Pa. and Dane Cosner of Charlotte, NC.  She has five grandchildren: Brent Cosner with wife Peggy of Missouri City, Texas; Bonnie Cosner of Charlotte, NC; Nicole-Nikki Foster with husband Zack of Beaverton, Oregon; Troy Cosner with wife Amanda of Harmony, PA.; and Sun Cosner of Conneaut Lake, PA.  Along with all her grandchildren she was also blessed with six great grandchildren: Alex Shallenberger, Jake Cosner, Huck and AJ (Alistair John) Foster, Levi and Kyle Cosner.

Donna’s journey reflected a lifetime of love, caring, kindness, intelligence and strength as well as selfless dedication to friends and family and will never be forgotten. With the current crisis that we are all facing with these days. It was Mom’s wishes not to have a funeral. In her words. “If anyone were to become sick because of me, I could not forgive myself.”

So too that end. Dickson funeral home in Conneaut Lake will be laying Donna to rest. The family is going to have a private showing so please respect Donna’s wishes. Please sign the online guest book at hatheway-tedesco.com.

A memorial is planned later to celebrate her life.  Also, the family requests that you not send flowers.  Instead, Mom was a Big Supporter of the Hospice organization and ask everyone to donate and support the great work they do.

You can send directly to Hospice of Crawford County,766 Liberty St, Meadville, Pa. 16335 or National Hospice Foundation, 1731 King Street, Alexandria,Virginia 22314. https://netforum.nhpco.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=NHPCO&Webcode=GlobalDonate