MADISON - Donna Jean Boyer, age 81, of Madison, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026, at The Meadows of Fall River. She was born on January 28, 1945, in Madison, Wis., the daughter of Larry and Alice (Schey) Johnson.

Cricket graduated from Monona Grove High School in 1962. She married Ronald “Ron” Boyer on November 30, 1963, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monona, Wis., and they were together for 61 years until Ron’s passing in 2025.

Cricket was a homemaker, raising her children with love and care. She was also Ron’s business ‘partner,’ helping him run The Village Green Bar & Grill in Middleton, Wis., for 47 years.

Cricket and Ron spent a lot of time traveling the world, adding pushpins to her world map every time they visited a new place. When back home, she loved to have a good time with her friends and family. She was always open to new experiences and was forever on the lookout for her new adventure. Most importantly, Cricket loved her family, and her great joy in life was seeing her grandchildren and great-grandchildren grow.

Donna is survived by her brothers, Jerry, Dale and Alan Johnson; children, Ronda (DuWayne) Sweno, Chad, David and Craig Boyer; grandchildren, Lauren (Lucas) Plant, Kaitlyn (Ben) Schuh, Dylan Boyer, Parker Boyer, Owen Boyer and Avery Boyer; and great-grandchildren, Breckyn Plant, Caldyr Plant, Maeva Schuh and Alden Schuh. She was preceded in death by her spouse, Ron Boyer; sister, Janice Friedl; and parents, Larry and Alice Johnson.

A private celebration of life will be held in Cricket’s honor.

Special thanks to Cricket’s care “family” at The Meadows of Fall River for their amazing love, support and sense of humor.

Girls just want to have fun! Cheers!

Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson West
Funeral & Cremation Care
7435 University Ave.
(608) 831-6761

Donna "Cricket" Boyer

January 28, 1945 - April 24, 2026

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