Donna Kerchinski Stossel

April 19, 1956 - February 9, 2018

Donna Kerchinski Stossel passed peacefully under the care and comfort of her family, on Friday, February 9, 2018, in Shelbyville, Tennessee at the age of 61. She was born April 19, 1956, to Verena Cuneo and the late Robert Kerchinski, of St. Marys, Pennsylvania. She graduated in 1977 with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Clarion University, Pennsylvania. She married Richard Stossel on July 4, 1992, in Creekside, Pennsylvania. She is survived by her husband Richard Stossel, of Shelbyville, Tennessee; sisters, Linda Kerchinski, and her husband Martin Crowe, of Kersey, Pennsylvania, Beverly Valladares, and her husband Eme, of Richmond, Virginia, Catherine Suda, and her husband David, of Richmond, Virginia, Christine Clark, and her husband Keith, of Richmond, Virginia; brothers, John Kerchinski, and his wife Bobbi, of Bakersfield, California, Timothy Kerchinski, and his wife Lisa, of State College, Pennsylvania, Thomas Kerchinski, and his wife Kim, of St. Marys, Pennsylvania, Joseph Kerchinski, of May, Idaho, Robert Kerchinski, and his wife Monica, of St. Marys, Pennsylvania. Donna was generous, witty, and dedicated to her family and friends. She loved to travel and was passionate about horses. This lead her and her husband to relocate in Shelbyville to follow her dream, and create Foxfire Farm. She was an active and dedicated member, and President of the Celebration City Car Club, held membership in Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders Association, Volunteer for Woman’s Missionary Union Ladies Auxiliary, and a member of Family Community Education in Shelbyville. The family will receive visitors 4-6 PM Sunday, February 11, 2018. at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Funeral services and entombment will be at St. Marys Catholic Cemetery in St. Marys Pennsylvania. The family would like to thank Alive Hospice and Senior Helpers for their effort, care and dedication. In lieu of flowers, please donate to St. Jude Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38015, account 11218288. Today in our loss, our hurt, and our pain, we recognize our gain in Friends and Loved ones, for flowers, cards, and whispered prayers and every deed of kindness. It has been a source of strength and comfort. We are eternally grateful. The Stossel and Kerchinski Family Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.