Donna Tefft

Bill,
I am so sad for you and I just find it unbelievable that Donna is no longer part of my life.You see I was the father of that 9 year old who went to America in 1995 and you and Donna turned on quite a show for your family from New Zealand. My wife Katie and I had also visited Donna in 1982 and as far as I was concerned there was always a part of New Zealand in LA as long as Donna was there. She was a zany,fun loving peach of a woman who had a heart the size of a planet. I also...

When I was 9 years old, my dad took me on a trip to the U.S to stay with our cousins who I had never met. It was one of the best holidays I've ever had. I loved America and have wonderful memories of my time with Donna and Bill - visiting Knotsberry Farm, Disneyland, watching cable tv, eating waffles for breakfast and visiting a mall! Donna was such a lovely lady and I always hoped to see her again as an adult. I'm so sad that I won't but I'll never forget her. Thank you for looking after me...

I had never met Donna but we corresponded for many years as teenagers and I remained in touch with her over the years via Auntie Mag and then in later years, Sylvia.

Donna and Bill were most welcoming to my late brother John and his wife Karen when they visited the States several years ago.

Please accept our most sincere condolences Bill and know that we are thinking of you even though we are so far away.

Donna will always be remembered.

Susan,...

Our remarkable Donna would have been so pleased to have seen and heard the many sincere tributes given in her honor at both her rosary and funeral services. As Director of Ministries, she touched the lives of so many friends & Nativity parishioners. Donna would have been so pleased at the large turnout of people who came to show their love for her. The heartfelt eulogy & mass said by Father Hernandez was so beautiful and moving. We will miss her phone calls about usher coverage. She was a...

Firstly, our love and very deepest sympathy goes out to Bill.How can I express how I feel in the loss of my very much loved cousin. Although we lived so very far away in New Zealand, Donna was a big part of my life. We first met when she came to New Zealand as a beautiful 2 year old, with her Mother and twin sister Dawn. Over the years, we have visited the U.S.A. and had fabulous holidays with Donna and Bill. She and Bill were always so hospitable, not only to David and I, but also our...

Donna was a remarkable woman. Warm, friendly, caring, loving, generous, and an inspiration to all of us. She was involved in every aspect of the Nativity Church, the school and all the related ministries. She had such a sweet motherly effective way of recruiting volunteers. Just as you wouldn't say no to your mother when she asked you to do something, Donna had the same power over you - You knew that No or refusing to help just wasn't an option or acceptable.

I met Donna...

Our deepest condolences to the famly of Donna. I'm sorry I just learned about Donna's passing just now thru the Internet. I lectored this morning and I was wondering who the flowers were for at church...I should have known better...
We shall surely miss a wonderful, dedicated, sweet and loving person, dedicated to her Faith and to Nativity Catholic Church...She's physically gone but her memory will live on and on...Panny Gagajena, Lector at Nativity, my wife Arceli and our entire family....