NORFOLK - Funeral services for Donna L. Emlaw, 79, a resident of County Rt. 47, Norwood, will be held on Friday, October 10, 2025 at 11 a.m. at the Raymondville Methodist Church with Kathy Felix presiding. Burial will be held in the Bixby Cemetery, Norfolk following the services. Family and friends may call at the Raymondville Methodist Church on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral. Donna passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, October 7, 2025, at her home with family at her side. Donna is survived by her two brothers, Ronald and Tina Emlaw, Norfolk; Robert and Darlene Emlaw, Norfolk; a close cousin, Nancy (Steve) Szafranski as well as several nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members. Donna was pre-deceased by her parents, Leland "Lee" and Joyce Emlaw.

Born in Potsdam, NY on February 25, 1946 to the late Leland V. "Lee" and Joyce Charity Emlaw, Donna worked as a dental hygienist over 43 years, working for Al Welch in Massena, Jerry Regan in Potsdam and NYSDOCCS Riverview Correctional Facility in Ogdensburg. In Donna's free time, she enjoyed traveling to England, Ireland, Italy and the Holy Land and eating out with her friends and family and she will miss the "Lunch Bunch". She was a communicant of the Norfolk United Methodist Church and memorial donations in Donna's memory can be made to the Raymondville Methodist Church or to Hospice and Palliative Care of the St. Lawrence Valley. Memories and condolences may be shared online at www.buckfuneralhome.com . The Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk is serving the family of Donna L. Emlaw.