Dr. Jeffery Donner Elmira, New York Obituary

Dr. Jeffery Donner

<p>We are sad to announce&nbsp;the passing of Dr. Jeffery Donner of Elmira, NY. He died at the age of 71 on August 25th, 2022. Dr. Donner is survived by his wife, Hollace; his children, David and partner, Janice, Mindal and her husband, Jason, and Peri and her husband, John. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Jackson, Molly, Vivienne, John Jeffrey, Lucas, and Lila. Jeff was an important part of many people&#39;s lives. He served the Southern Tier community faithfully as a psychologist, mentor, counselor, and friend for over 40 years. Aside from owning his own psychology practice in Elmira, Jeff worked at the Chemung County Arc, BOCES Broad Street, and in conjunction with many other organizations. Jeff loved the Mets, the Jets, the Knicks, sci-fi, Art, writing, traveling, but most of all, he lived for helping others, and spending time with his adoring family.&nbsp; The common theme between everyone who knew, or even just met Jeff, was that he was happy, fun, brilliant, and knew how to help everyone who he came in contact with. Even if you met Jeff for five minutes, you would remember him and what he told you, and you would be a better&nbsp;person for it. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that a donation be made in his memory to the The Arc of Chemung-Schuyler or a charity of your choice.&nbsp; The address of Arc is: 711 Sullivan Street, Elmira, NY 14901. If you choose to earmark gifts to the clinic, please reference The Arc of Chemung-Schuyler&#39;s Development Health Services Program.&nbsp;www.bakerfamilyfuneralhome.com &nbsp;</p>
August 25, 202208/25/2022
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Laura & Luke Sklba
August 30, 2022
Jeff was an incredible man, friend, and therapist. He was a tremendous support for my son Luke that I will always be grateful for. He had such a gentle spirit, and could make sense out of the most nonsensical things going on in life. He immediately made you feel better... Continue Reading
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August 30, 2022
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Margaret Grebleski
August 29, 2022
Dr. D had a great sense of humor and was a revered man in the community, having developed the Broad Horizons program in the school district, supporting people in his private practice and most notably for me, providing support to people at the Arc in residential programs,... Continue Reading
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Charlie Reinhart
August 28, 2022
Hollace and family; My heartfelt sympathies and condolences on the passing of Dr. Donner (Jeffery)... He was a wealth of knowledge who helped many people... Such a tremendous loss to this community...
God bless~
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Shannon Martin
August 28, 2022
My family met Jeff and Hollace as children and have kept in touch over the years. Jeff was a wonderful sweet man whom never hesitated when someone needed his advice on one or another, he always enjoyed helping others. The Donner family has been and will always be an impo... Continue Reading
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Jennifer (Russin) Furman
August 27, 2022
Our thoughts and prayers are with Hollace and their kids and grandkids at this very difficult time. Rest peacefully Jeff, and thank you for all you did in our community to help others.
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Kathy Webster
August 27, 2022
I met Jeff in 1988.... as a young caseworker at glove house...... I learned soo much from him and looked forward to goin to him for advice....he was a true advocate for mental health issues and the first word that comes to my mind when I think of him is .. NON JUDGEMENTA... Continue Reading
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Kathy Webster
August 27, 2022
I met Jeff In 1988.... when he was involved with Glove House... what I learned from him will stay in my mind forever.... and I consider myself very lucky to have been connected with him in the counseling world.... when I think of him ..... my first thought .... is how No... Continue Reading
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Rebecca Morris, LCSW
August 27, 2022
Very sorry to hear about Dr. Donners passing. I used to work for him years ago and he was so kind to me. He taught me so much about our wonderful field of psychology and offered me the opportunity to counsel others under his practice. I will never forget him taking a ... Continue Reading
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Robin Hoyt
August 27, 2022
Greatest advice from Dr. Donner that I will always remember him joking about was "If common sense was so common, everyone would have it!"
I always enjoyed working with him and his wife, Hollace. He knew how to turn any conversation into a positive one and make you fee...
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