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Mia Scholz , 55 , of Lake Forest died July 1 , 2022 , in the comfort of her home with her family after a six-year battle with ovarian cancer .

She is the wife of Matthew ( married 19 years ); mother of Henry and Beatrice ; daughter of John Kreis and the late Sandra Kreis ; sister of the late Lance Kreis . She is also survived by numerous extended family members and a wonderful net-

Donna Faye Olinger , 89 , of Fresno passed away Thursday , June 30 , 2022 , at Genesis Hospital surrounded by her loving family . She was born in Coshocton on Sept . 22 , 1932 , to the late Emmanuel and Nora Guilliams .

Donna was a member of the Presbyterian Church . She married Bruce Olinger on Aug . 15 , 1953 , who preceded her in death on Jan . 31 , 2014 . They were married 61 wonderful years .

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Mia was born in Coshocton , OH . Growing up in Coshocton she enjoyed swimming , horseback riding and hunting for attractive examples of early American furniture and decorative art . She graduated in 1988 from Miami University with a B . S . in Accountancy . After graduation , she moved to Chicago to begin an

many animals that she loved and fed very well . She also raised and raced several successful Standardbred horses . She is well known for her wonderful cooking especially her pies and potato salad .

Donna is survived by

11-year career at Arthur Andersen before moving on to work with Walgreens … one of her long-time Andersen audit clients … for the next 16 years until her retirement in 2015 as controller .

She married Matt in 2003 and together they bought a home in Lake Forest and began to build their family .

Mia was intensely focused on her children ’ s happiness and success .

their four sons that she loved very much Baxter , Jeff ( Kim ), Jon ( Angie ), and Don ( Teresa ). She is also survived by eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews .

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She derived special pleasure from helping Henry pursue his passion for sailing and helping Beatrice advance her equestrian skills . She was an active walker and loved to travel to beautiful , remote locations , esp . those with mountains . She happily put her commitments to family and work ahead of her own pursuits but was always fascinated to read about explorers who pushed

In addition to her parents and husband , Donna was also preceded in death by her two sisters and brother-in-laws , Patsy ( Raymond ) Stein and Barbara ( Charles ) Holder and a daughter in law Esther .

themselves to the limits of mental and physical endurance . Integrity , loyalty , focus , persistence , and perseverance were some of her many strengths .

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Mia ’ s name to any charity .

For additional information contact Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors of Lake Forest www . RTfunerals . com .

There will be a private graveside service for family only at Kimball Cemetery with Pastor Chris Cutshall officiating .

An online memorial can be viewed at www . given-dawson-paisleyfh . com .

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