Elizabeth Ann (Koop) Donner, age 74, of Frisco, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. She was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on November 10, 1947, to Mary (Shaughnessy) and Thomas Koop. She married the love of her life, Charles Robert Donner, in New Richmond, Wisconsin, on March 29, 1969, and they were blessed with three children.
Elizabeth was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and cousin -- and a friend to all who knew her. She had an advanced degree in reading, but her life-long career was devoted to teaching – educating all of us how to live life: with kindness, with love, with humility and with forgiveness. Her devotion to her family was truly infinite, and nothing put a broader smile on her face than seeing her children’s and grandchildren’s happiness, with her ever-loyal husband, Charlie, always at her side. Spending time with her dear friends playing bridge also brought her great joy. She is loved dearly and is greatly missed by all of those who had the good fortune of knowing her.
Elizabeth is survived by her beloved husband, Charles Donner; her children, Lisa Massey and her husband, Mark, of Castle Pines, Colorado; Jennifer Smith and her husband, Steven, of Fort Worth, Texas; and Mark Donner and his wife, Saskia, of Belmont, California; her grandchildren, Mackenzie, Alexa, and Christian Massey, Jack, Mary-Elizabeth, and Charlotte Smith, and Austin Donner; her sisters, Mary Wagner (Bill) and Anne Young (Gary), both of St. Charles, Missouri; her brothers, Richard Koop (Nadine) of St. Charles, Tom Koop (Julie) of New Richmond, and Mark Koop (Anne) of Naples, Florida; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Tom and Mary Koop, and her sister-in-law, Bev Koop.
The family invites friends to a vigil prayer service and words of remembrance in the chapel at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 8000 Eldorado Parkway, Frisco, Texas, on Monday, July 18, 2022, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
A funeral mass will be held in the church at St. Francis on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., officiated by Father Rudy Garcia, Father Larry Pichard, and Father Vincent Anyama. A reception will be held following the mass in the Great Room at St. Francis of Assisi.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Elizabeth's honor to: MS Society/ Charlie’s Angels Be The Difference Foundation and Friends of Los Ninos.