FLORENCE, Ky. — Donna Deane Luckenbill Kreicker, Florence, Ky., passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017.
Donna graduated from Warsaw High School in 1962. She attended Indiana University and later attended Stamford School of Nursing at the University of Bridgeport, an affiliate of Yale University.
Donna was able to use her nursing education to become the orthopedic industry’s first female product manager at DePuy Manufacturing, Warsaw. She enjoyed a long and successful career in the orthopedic industry that culminated with her being the North American president of Sigvaris Inc.
Donna is survived by her loving husband and best friend since the age of 8, Klifford (they were married 47 years); sons, Kevin and Tom, and daughter-in-law Cindi Wilkie Kreicker; grandsons, Aaron Mundy and Nathan Kreicker; her sister, Dorian Luckenbill Shields and husband Jim, Williamstown, Ky.; brother, Graham Kreicker, Lawrence, Kan.; and sister-in-law, Mazie Kreicker, Warsaw.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis F. Luckenbill and Helen Hope Huey Luckenbill; brother, David Luckenbill; brother-in-law, William “Bill” Kreicker; and sister-in-law, Bobbi Kreicker. They all had lived in Warsaw.
Donna was a member of The Community of Faith Presbyterian Church, Covington, Ky. She was also a member of Altrusa Women’s Business Club.
Donna loved riding horses, her Cushman motor scooter and later her Suzuki GS550 as a true woman of the ’70s. In her later years, she enjoyed making incredible hand-sewn Christmas stockings for family and friends.
Donna’s family wishes to thank friends and family along with her physicians, nurses and health care staff for all the love, support and prayers during this difficult time.
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Memorials to The Humane Shelter of Boone County, SAAP Animal Rescue, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or any charity of one’s own choosing.
