Donna Renee

Seigler

Obituary

Donna Renee Seigler

December 7th, 1953 ~ April 8th, 2016

D onna Renee Seigler was born on December 7th, 1953, in Paterson, New Jersey, to John David Seigler, Sr. and Henrietta Seigler. She was the eldest of four children.

Donna graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Paterson. She later attended Montclair State University, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Bergen Community College, and was studying organizational leadership as well as philosophy and religion at Valdosta State University at the time of her death.

In 1978, Donna married Ernest Mickens, and from this nineteen-year union came two children, Sara Elizabeth and Jason Tyler. In 1994, she began working in the mental health field at both inpatient and outpatient facilities. At the time of her death she was the supervisor of behavioral health support services & billing at St Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center in Paterson.

Donna lived life to the fullest and loved spending time with her children and her friends. She was known for her bubbly personality and infectious smile. She was a member of Community Baptist Church of Englewood, but for many years, she was a member of Faith Chapel Reformed Church in Paterson, where she enjoyed playing the piano for the children's choir.

Donna departed this life and entered into eternal life on April 8, 2016, at Englewood Hospital in Englewood, New Jersey, at the age of 62.

Donna leaves to fondly cherish her memory: daughter, Sara Mickens of Gaithersburg, Maryland; son, Jason Mickens of Ramsey, New Jersey; mother, Henrietta Seigler of Raleigh, North Carolina; brother, Timothy Seigler; sister, Cheryl Seigler of Keller, Texas; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Donna was preceded in death by her father, John David Seigler, Sr. and her brother John David Seigler, Jr.