Donna SELINGER (nee Kleckner)

Obituary of Donna Lee Rose SELINGER (nee Kleckner)

November 17, 1946 – Regina, Saskatchewan              

May 3, 2021 – Calgary, Alberta

 

Donna Selinger, beloved wife of Wayne Selinger, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021 at the age of 74 years.

 

Donna was born in Regina, SK, on November 17, 1946, to James and Gladys (nee Culling) Kleckner. She graduated from Marian High School and then the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, where she received a Bachelor of Arts and an Education Certificate. She married her husband Wayne in 1968, the same year she began her teaching career in Regina with the Catholic School District. They moved to Calgary in 1970, where she taught with the Calgary Catholic School District until her retirement in 2004. Donna was a dedicated and beloved teacher of many hundreds of elementary school students.

 

Donna loved to garden, take walks, hike in the mountains, and she even took up and came to enjoy golf during her retirement. She especially loved holidays with her family including camping and skiing trips, Disneyland, Disneyworld and Hawaii. Other vacations she enjoyed with Wayne included Europe, Arizona, Chile and tropical destinations such as Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Cuba and repeatedly Kauai.

 

Most of all, Donna was a devoted mother and grandmother who loved to celebrate Christmas, Easter, birthdays, holidays and achievements with her loved ones. Her love, kindness, selflessness and thoughtfulness shone through. She loved to maintain contact with her family and friends in Calgary and Regina with many visits and phone calls. Her determination and courage were inspirational. Her favorite calming quotation was the Serenity Prayer: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”

 

Besides her loving husband Wayne, Donna is survived by her son Dan (Heather) Selinger, her daughter Tara (Eddie) Parker, and four wonderful grandchildren, Natalie and Nicholas Selinger, and Vanessa and Charlotte Parker. Donna is also survived by her sister Karen (George) Nystrom, brother Ted (Lynn) Kleckner, brothers-in-law, Gerard (Kim) Selinger and Bernard (Candace) Selinger; and sisters-in-law, Marie (Greg) Dukart and Terry Selinger; as well as many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

 

Condolences, memories and photos can also be shared and viewed here. In lieu of flowers, if friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society at https://action.cancer.ca/en/ways-to-give or directly at 200 – 325 Manning Rd. N.E., Calgary, AB T2E 2P5 Telephone: (403) 205-3966, email donorservices@cancer.ab.ca. 

 

In living memory of Donna Selinger, a tree will be planted in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Deerfoot South, 12281 – 40th STREET SE, CALGARY, AB T2Z 4E6, Telephone: 403-203-0525.

 

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