Donna Doris Leigh Coleman, age 76, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2022, at South Pointe Hospital in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. She was born on October 26, 1946, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Melvin E. Leigh and Vinerine Kittles Leigh. Donna was a resident of Bedford Heights, Ohio. She married Lavell Coleman (who preceded her in death) on June 25, 1977, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Donna was a 1964 graduate of John Adams High School in Cleveland, Ohio. After high school she attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and completed her Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1991 at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio. She began her career in early childhood education, and then worked as an elementary educator in the Cleveland Municipal School District for more than 20 years, until her retirement.

Donna was creative to her core, and loved making custom greeting cards, along with her sister, Diana, for friends and family. She was a dedicated and active member of the Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Although she had no children of her own, she was an amazing aunt and friend to her nieces and nephews, and many other people throughout her life. Donna always had a way of making people around her smile, and her gadget gift-giving was unmatched.

She is survived by her twin sister Diana Donaldson (Lawrence), her younger brother Michael Leigh (Jameela), her long-time partner Jerry Hall, niece Lori Johnson (Melvin, Jr.), nephew Kevin Donaldson (Yannis), nephew Ramadan Knights (Stephanie), niece Chinyere Afi-Leigh (Charlie Brennan), cousins Barbara Guyton, Bruce Kittles (Crystal), and Eugene Kittles, and a host of other family members and friends.