Official Obituary of
Donald L. Starner
March 16, 1921 ~ November 18, 2017 (age 96) 96 Years Old
Donald Starner Obituary
Donald L. Starner, 96, died November 18, 2017.
He was born on March 16, 1921 in Gardners, PA to the late Oscar T. and Esta Z. Starner. Predeceased by wives, Mary M. Lake Starner and Joyce Gang Starner; 2 brothers and 2 sisters; he is survived by daughter, Marian L. (Robert) Steele; sisters, Dorothy E. Sheely, Isabelle M. Grenoble and Loline S. Judge; numerous nieces and nephews; and step daughter, Gail (Jim) Mizeres.
A graduate of Yale University Class of 1946 and the Navy V-12 Program, Don served during World War II in the U.S. Navy on the USS Direct AM 90. He was employed by the B.F. Goodrich Co., Akron Standard Mold Co., and Stan Hywet Hall Foundation and did volunteer work with AARP as a Volunteer Income Tax Preparer for 25 years and Junior Achievement Counselor for 12 years. He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, Adoniram-Joppa Masonic Lodge (now Star Lodge # 187) and a life member of the Firestone VFW Post # 3383.
Special thanks to the staff of Canton Regency, Crossroads Hospice, Pastor Jeff Hancock and Dr. Christopher Chow.
Services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Messiah Lutheran Church with Pastor Jeff Hancock officiating, where friends may call at the church 1 hour before. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery in Mogadore with military honors conducted by Firestone VFW Post # 3383. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Messiah Lutheran Church, 4700 S. Main St., Akron 44319. (Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel)
He was born on March 16, 1921 in Gardners, PA to the late Oscar T. and Esta Z. Starner. Predeceased by wives, Mary M. Lake Starner and Joyce Gang Starner; 2 brothers and 2 sisters; he is survived by daughter, Marian L. (Robert) Steele; sisters, Dorothy E. Sheely, Isabelle M. Grenoble and Loline S. Judge; numerous nieces and nephews; and step daughter, Gail (Jim) Mizeres.
A graduate of Yale University Class of 1946 and the Navy V-12 Program, Don served during World War II in the U.S. Navy on the USS Direct AM 90. He was employed by the B.F. Goodrich Co., Akron Standard Mold Co., and Stan Hywet Hall Foundation and did volunteer work with AARP as a Volunteer Income Tax Preparer for 25 years and Junior Achievement Counselor for 12 years. He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, Adoniram-Joppa Masonic Lodge (now Star Lodge # 187) and a life member of the Firestone VFW Post # 3383.
Special thanks to the staff of Canton Regency, Crossroads Hospice, Pastor Jeff Hancock and Dr. Christopher Chow.
Services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Messiah Lutheran Church with Pastor Jeff Hancock officiating, where friends may call at the church 1 hour before. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery in Mogadore with military honors conducted by Firestone VFW Post # 3383. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Messiah Lutheran Church, 4700 S. Main St., Akron 44319. (Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel)
Cemetery Details
Greenwood Cemetery Mogadore, Ohio
Mogadore Rd.
Mogadore, OH, 44260
Mogadore, OH, 44260
Visitation
NOV 22. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Messiah Lutheran Church
4700 S. Main St.
Akron, OH, 44319
Service
NOV 22. 11:00 AM
Messiah Lutheran Church
4700 S. Main St.
Akron, OH, 44319
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