Donna Lee (Beyer) Van Lanen, age 79, was called home to the tranquility of heaven by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after a full and vibrant earthly life on August 22, 2021. Now exploring the wonders of heaven with all the saints who have gone before her, Donna was born on October 24, 1941, in the town of Herman, Wisconsin. The daughter of Herman and Luella (Griesbach) Beyer, Donna enjoyed life on the farm as a child, graduating from St. James Lutheran School in 1956 and Gresham High School in 1960. Donna worked as a telephone operator and had the joyous pleasure of road tripping to California with friends in 1965 before settling down with her husband Ken in De Pere, WI. Donna married Ken "Duffy" Van Lanen at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano on September 28, 1968. During her time as a stay-at-home mom raising her two fantastic children, Brad and Melissa, Donna enjoyed family camping trips to Northern Wisconsin. She also enjoyed working at Fleet Farm in Green Bay for 20 years before retiring in 2007. Donna's explorations of adventure took her to Alaska via Canada when her and Ken went road tripping there in June 2007 with her brother and sister-in-law, Ken and Geri. Donna also loved her Green Bay Packers football, faithfully watching every game on TV each season. Dynamic Donna was a long-time active and faithful member of Hope Lutheran Church in De Pere, sharing her gift of teaching the young children of Hope about God's love for many years as a Sunday School teacher as well as serving on the Education Committee. Donna is survived by her loving husband Ken; their amazing children Brad (Rebecca) Van Lanen and Melissa Van Lanen; their spectacular grandchildren Kaitlin (Diego) Gonzalez, Lyle Peebles and Shawn Van Lanen; MacKenzie, Issabellah, and Keturah Van Lanen. Donna is further survived by her brother Ken (Geri) Beyer; sister Mary Beyer; sisters-in-laws Donna Beyer and Loretta Arnoldussen; brothers-in-laws Eugene Van Lanen, Roger "Dick" (Marilyn) Van Lanen and Gary (Karen) Van Lanen, along with numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors. Donna was preceded in death by her parents Herman and Luella (Griesbach) Beyer, stepmother Meta (Zastrow) Beyer; parent-in-laws Charles and Mabel (Bourin) Van Lanen; brothers Walter, Herbert, and Robert Beyer, infant brothers Orville and Roger Beyer; sister Carol Opperman, brothers-in-laws Norman Van Lanen, Hilary Arnoldussen and Melvin Opperman; sisters-in-laws Bessie Beyer and Barb Van Lanen; and grandson Aiden Van Lanen. Funeral service for Donna L. Van Lanen will be held on Saturday, August 28th at 11:30 am at Hope Lutheran Church, 705 S. Superior St, De Pere, WI, with Pastor Matt Baye officiating. Friends and family may call at Hope Lutheran from 9 am until time of service. Donna will be laid to rest at Mt. Calvary cemetery, De Pere, WI. Ryan Funeral Home in De Pere is assisting the family with arrangements In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to NEW Lutheran High School or Hope Lutheran Church. The Van Lanen family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to the nurses and staff at Unity Hospice for providing quality care and compassion to Donna and her family.