Mrs. Donna DiGuiseppe West, 60, of Frederick, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 26, 2012.
Born on December 31, 1951 in Royersford, Pennsylvania, she was daughter of Ann Marie DiGuiseppe of Royersford, and the late Mario D. DiGuiseppe. She touched many lives as a dedicated teacher for over 37 years most recently in the Frederick County School System.
She is survived by her husband of 30 years, John C. West and her children, John T. West, Frederick, MD, Julianne West, Sterling, VA, and her siblings, Angela Campion, (Annville, PA), Judi Cuffney (Honeoye Falls, NY), Mario DiGuiseppe (Corydon, IN), Annmarie Tefft (Collegeville, PA) and Thomas DiGuiseppe (Bechtelsville, PA).
At the family's request there will be no viewing. The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 31, where a Memorial Mass will begin at 10:00 AM, at St. Josephs on Carrollton Manor, 5843 Manor Woods Rd., Frederick with Father Lawrence Frazier officiating. There will be a reception following the mass at Brook Hill United Methodist Church from 11:30 to 2:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in Donna West's memory to the Frederick Memorial Hospital Regional Cancer Therapy Center, 501 W. Seventh St., Frederick, MD 21701.