Danna K. Deutsch

Deutsch, Danna K. passed away peacefully on March 15, 2018 surrounded by her family and friends. Danna is survived by her loving parents Kay Randall Mattox of Minneapolis, MN and Jules (Elizabeth) LaBrie of Lake City, FL. Dearest sister of Julie LaBrie of Houston, TX, Nicole (Michael MD) Covert of Lake City, FL, Danielle (Pat Snell) Radcliffe of High Springs, FL and Louis (Kim) LaBrie of Blackburn, England. Cherished aunt of Sydney Burgoyne, Skyler Covert, Josh Radcliffe, Maddy, Grace and Dylan LaBrie. Loving niece, cousin and friend of many. The family would like to extend a special thank you to her devoted friends Lisa Krinninger, Frank Palmer, and Trisha Joule. Danna was born in Minneapolis, MN and has left her legacy in many cities. Danna was passionate about everything she did. Danna was a firefighter for Village Fire Department in Houston, TX from 2001-2004. She was also a volunteer firefighter for the Houston Fire Department and competed in Masters powerlifting. Danna had a huge passion for animals. She was the founder of Ralphie's Place Animal Rescue, she was an Animal Control Officer at Chicago Animal Care and Control and she served as the Animal Warden in the City of North Chicago Animal Control from 2014 until she passed. Danna volunteered with countless organizations for the well being of animals and went on rescue missions for both Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey areas with a group called "Operations Bring Animals Home." She spent 5 months on the ground at Hurricane Katrina; disaster response was her passion. A memorial will be held Tues, March 20, 2018 from 5-8pm at Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home 1787 Deerfield Rd Highland Park, IL with a prayer service at 6:30pm. In lieu of flowers donations for the animals of North Chicago Animal Control can be sent via paypal DanaKaysDogs@gmail.com kelleyspaldingfuneralhome.com

Published on March 18, 2018