Donna Orvis

Donna Jean Orvis, age 98, of Greenville, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Golden Life Adult Foster Care Home in Greenville. The daughter of Virgil Ruby & Sarah Katherine (Shaffer) Green, she was born on February 16, 1926 in Greenville. On September 17, 1949, in Greenville, she married Fay T. Orvis and together they raised four children and enjoyed almost 61 years of marriage until Fay passed away on August 17, 2010. She was also preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Wilma Smith and Betty Dennis-Parr; and three brothers, Calvin Green, Melvin Green, and Leo Green. A devoted wife and mother, Donna also worked outside the home for Michigan Bell Telephone Company, at J.C. Penney, and as a cook at the former Christensen’s Nursing Home. A long-time member of the First Church of God in Greenville, Donna had been active in Church Women United, and enjoyed quilting and embroidery. In recent years, she enjoyed time spent at the Clay Street Center. Surviving are her children, William L. “Bill” & Donna Lynn Orvis of Benton Harbor, Beverly Baldwin of Greenville, Sharon Orvis of Stanton, and John & Nancy Orvis of Turner; seven grandchildren, Sarah & James Rushing, Jim Hunt & Kylee Buskirk, Lisa Hunt & Gene Stewart, Lenae & K.C. Merryman, Zachery & Breanna Orvis, Kellie Craig, and the Rev. Father Patrick Craig; seventeen great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Christiansen's Michigan Cremation Funeral Care, 511 S. Franklin Street, Greenville, where funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pastor Doug Wood will officiate and burial will follow at Forest Home Cemetery, Greenville. For those unable to attend the ceremony, a live stream will be available at www.MichiganCremation.com where you may also send a message of sympathy to the family, sign Donna's online guest book, or share a favorite memory. Envelopes for memorial contributions to either the Clay Street Center or DeVos Children’s Hospital will be available at the funeral home. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Christiansen's Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville, 616-754-5638. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Donna Orvis, please visit our flower store.