Donna Oertel Anderson, 58, of Wallingford, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in New Haven on July 9, 1954; daughter of the late Gaylord and Rita Early Oertel. Donna had worked as a Collections Supervisor for Neopost, Inc. and was an avid animal lover. Mother of Scott Anderson, and his wife Leslie of Coventry, Michael Anderson and Deanna Anderson both of Wallingford. Grandmother of James, Sean and Eileen Anderson.
Funeral services will be conducted in the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Ave, Thursday morning at 10:00. Interment will follow in the Center Cemetery, North Haven. The visiting hours will be Wednesday from 5 to 8 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 825 Brook Street, I-91 Tech Ctr. #3, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.
I worked with your mom at Seton. My prayers go out to you all. She was a wonderful person. She will be greatly missed.
the world lost a great lady and a great mom and friend.
Donna, my memories of you are of our childhood. Living close by we would attend birthday parties and play over at each others house’s. I remember you having a big heart and being a bit shy (like I was!). I’m so sorry you struggled with cancer and that you were taken early. I pray you’re in peace now and guiding your children from a freer place.
Words themselves cannot fully express the sorrow that is felt over the loss of Donna . As time goes by, you will begin to realize that as you think of her smiles, her affection for family, her laughter, the pain has diminished a bit and you’ll find yourself smiling again. I didn’t know her personally but, having lost someone dear to me, I can empathize with the pain you have and continue to experience. What comfort such scriptures as John 5:28,29 brought me! You will read there about the promise Jesus gave of resurrecting our loved ones back to life. When he resurrected His friend Lazarus back to life, He showed his ability and desire to fulfill that promise. ( John 11:38-44 ) Can you just imagine the joy Lazarus’ sisters felt when they held him in their arms once again? This joy we too will feel in the very near future. Until that day comes, we have the promise that God will draw close to those whose hearts have been broken ( Psalms 34:18 ) I truly hope these few scriptures have helped lessen the pain you feel as they had mine.
I got to work with Donna at Neopost USA. My heart goes out to the family. She was an amazing woman and a great person. There are many people here at Neopost that had so much respect for her and enjoyed speaking with her. God bless her always and may he give the family the strength to heal. Many blessings are wished for the family. Sincerely Evelyn Santos
I also worked with Donna at Seton. She was such a nice person. I recently sent her a note on Facebook just to say hi and let her know I was thinking of her. I hope she got it. I’m very sorry for your loss.
I went to school with Donna . Prayers for her Family and Friends .
I met and worked with Donna at Seton.She loved her family and her friends and we loved her back. She will be missed by all who knew her…..Donna you work on getting a team of Soul Collectors going for us up there……..