Donna Lee Cole-Corliss

     Donna Lee Corliss was born on September 4, 1946, to Gladys Viola Cole at the farmhouse of her grandparents, Jasper and Blanche Cole, near Culbertson, Nebraska. She attended school in Trenton and graduated from Trenton High School in 1964.

     Donna married John David Corliss on August 13, 1966, at the Church of God in Trenton. After their wedding, the couple lived in Eaton, Colorado. They later spent brief periods in Hebron and North Platte, Nebraska, before settling in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1984.

     Donna was a happy, active wife and mother who served as a Girl Scouts of America troop leader. She was also a Fortunate for Life Representative and an active Bible Study teacher at First Church of God in North Platte, Nebraska. After moving to Cheyenne, Wyoming, she became an Avon representative.

     Donna enjoyed crafts, hand-painting, and sculpting. She loved animals and all kinds of critters. An avid collector, she especially treasured cookie jars and admired Indigenous artwork.

     Donna passed away in Cheyenne, Wyoming on Saturday, September 26, 2026. She was 80 years of age.

     She was preceded in death by her Grandma Blanche Maude (Nealeigh) Cole; Grandpa Jasper Elbert Cole; Grandma Adaline Minnie (Seybold) Cemer; Mother Gladys Viola Cole; Step-father William Wayne “Bud” Cemer; Uncle Elbert Cole (Doris Virginia (Cole) McCasland); Uncle Roy N. Cole (Carrie Helena (Baker) Corliss); Aunt Lily Marie (Cole) Faith (Willis Faith); Cousin Donald R. Cole; Uncle Carl Lewis; Uncle Dan Perez; Father-in-law Harold N. Corliss; Mother-in-law May Minnie (Knape) Corliss; Sister-in-law Donna Lea (Corliss) Brumbaugh (Darrell Lee “Jim” Brumbaugh); Sister-in-law Marsha Lynn (Corliss) Johnson (Jerome “Jerry” Johnson; and Niece Jill (Johnson) Hubert.

     Survivors include her Husband John David Corliss of Cheyenne; Daughter Ursula Maude (Corliss) Bujwid and husband, Richard; Son Dean Gregory Corliss; Daughter Angie Nanette Corliss all of Cheyenne; Granddaughter Destinee Dawn (Corliss) Nava and husband, Carlos and Great-grandson Augustine Nava all of Morgan, Utah; Aunt Louise (Cole) Perez of Thornton, Colorado; Aunt Veda (Cole) Lewis of Trenton and Brother-in-law Harold Fred Corliss and wife Judy.

     Funeral services are scheduled for 2:30 PM on Friday, October 2, 2026 at the Church of God in Trenton. Burial in the Cornell Cemetery in rural Hitchcock County, Nebraska will follow services.

     Memorials are suggested to the family of Donna Lee Cole-Corliss for later designation. Online condolences may be left at herrmannfh.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook.