Donnalee T. Bain

Service Details

Services celebrating Donna’s life will be held in Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home on Friday, March 4, 2022. Visitation will be held from 3:00 – 5:00 pm, followed by a service at 5:00 pm with Fr. Domenic J. Roscioli officiating.

Memorial Suggestions

In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Camp Hometown Heroes, and the Hospice Alliance have been suggested.

Milwaukee – Donnalee T. Bain, age 72, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 25, 2022.

Donnalee was born in Kenosha on June 18, 1949 to Donald and Margaret (nee: Karnes) Bain. A graduate of Mary D. Bradford High School, Donna went on to earn a BFA from UW-Milwaukee and MBA from Fordham University.

With a tireless work ethic, Donna had varied careers in business. She managed the Oncology Radiation Department at the world-renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY.  She was a fitness trainer and health consultant at the American Express Center in NYC.  Branching into the world of finance, Donna worked as a Treasury Analyst for GE Financial in Milwaukee, as well as an Underwriter for Old Republic Surety.  She also did editing work for several government agencies.

In addition to her business endeavors, Donna was a performing artist. A coloratura soprano with a vocal range which extended to an A over high C, she appeared in many theatrical, commercial, and industrial presentations on the stage, in the movies, and on television.  These included, to mention just a few, productions of “To Be Young, Gifted & Black,” “Kiss Me Kate,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “Hello Dolly,” “Dial M For Murder,” “Ah Wilderness,” and “Man of La Mancha.”

Donna had a passion for fitness, running 10 marathons in her lifetime – 4 New York, 4 Boston, 1 London, and 1 Chicago (best: 3 hrs 17 min. – slowest 3 hrs 40 min.).  Her appearances in the Boston Marathons were by invitation-only.  She also ran countless 5k, 10k, and half-marathon events.  She was a member of the New York Road Runners Club, American Council on Exercise, American College of Sports Medicine, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, and was a founding member of Theatre X, Milwaukee, WI.

Surviving are her mother, Margaret “Peggy” Bain; significant other since 2001, Donald E. Mohr; siblings  Jeanine (Steven) Wolf,  Michael (Lisa) Bain, Patricia “Patti” (Jay) Johnson, Ralph Bain, Margaret “Maggi” Bain and Colleen “Kelly” (Maureen) Bain; step-sons, Lucas Mohr and Anthony (Roberta) Mohr; and her beloved step-granddaughter, Helena Mohr; 12 nieces & nephews; 18 great-nieces & nephews; many other relatives & numerous friends.  Donna was preceded in death by her Father, brother, Donald “Tom” Bain, Jr.; and nephew, Riley Moyer Bain.

Services celebrating Donna’s life will be held in Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home on Friday, March 4, 2022. Visitation will be held from 3:00 – 5:00 pm, followed by a service at 5:00 pm with Fr. Domenic J. Roscioli officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Camp Hometown Heroes, and the Hospice Alliance have been suggested.