Age 71, of Penn Hills, formerly of Lawrenceville, on Sunday, August 3, 2025. Beloved wife of 29 years of Patrick A. Ricketts; loving mother of Jonathan Lomax; step-mother of Carrie (Stephen) Snyder, Michael Ricupero and Rebecca Ricketts; grandmother of Mila, Olivia, Malina, Janea and Baby Isabella on the way; daughter of the late Raymond and Helen (Trenz) Steckel; sister of Patty (Jimmy) Flaherty; also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Donna was the former assistant to the Director of the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute. She was a huge fan of Motown.

Family and friends are welcomed at the WALTER J. ZALEWSKI FUNERAL HOME, 216 44th Street, Lawrenceville, on Friday, August 8, 2025 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Funeral Service at the Funeral Home on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.

Those wishing to remember Donna with flowers, the family asks to please send a growing plant or a perennial or if making a memorial contribution, the family asks to please send a donation to CORE, 204 Sigma Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 or at www.core.org