Obituary

Donna E. (Lavner) Robinson, 50, of 394 West Main Street, died Tuesday, April 29, in UMass Memorial Healthcare—University Campus.

She leaves her fiancé, Paul P. Johnson, with whom she lived; her father, Einar Lavner of Northboro; 2 sons, Christopher A. Robinson of Worcester and Jason T. Robinson of Oxford; a daughter, Marla J. Robinson of Northboro; 2 brothers, Robert E. Lavner of Shrewsbury and John W. Lavner of Northboro; a sister, Gail A. Maloney of Shrewsbury; 4 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was born in Worcester, daughter of Elaine (Smith) Lavner and graduated from Algonquin Regional High School. Mrs. Robinson was the store manager for 3 years at the Gateway Country Store in Framingham. Previously she worked many years for Big D Supermarkets. Mrs. Robinson attended Epworth United Methodist Church. She was an avid reader and enjoyed bicycling and boating in Maine and on Cape Cod and vacationing on Cousins Island, Maine.

The funeral service will be Friday, May 2, at 11:30 a.m. in Nordgren Memorial Chapel (NordgrenMemorialChapel.com), 300 Lincoln Street. Burial will be in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton. Calling hours at the funeral home will be Thursday, May 1, from 6-9 p.m. Flowers may be sent or contributions made to the UMass Cancer Center, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, P.O. Box 2795, Worcester, MA 01613-9938.