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Donald "Don" Whittaker

February 16, 1936 — June 8, 2021

Donald “Don” Whittaker, 85, of Mineral Ridge, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at St. Joseph Hospital.
Born February 16, 1936 in Mineral Ridge, Don was the son of Thomas and Mildred (Chambers) Whittaker.
A lifelong Mineral Ridge resident, Don was a 1954 graduate of Mineral Ridge. Prior to retirement, Don was a truck driver for Williams Trucking and Pam Transport. As a young man, he loved coaching his sons’ baseball teams. Don enjoyed playing pool, fishing, camping , and traveling with his wife and family.
Besides his parents, Don is preceded in death by his son Donald L. Whittaker, and his siblings Thomas, Betty, Ralph, Glen Whittaker and Georgetta Leonhart.
Don leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of 64 years, the former Betty Mae Bowman, whom he married June 29, 1957; his children Patricia (Mark) Meszaros, Brian (Denise) Whittaker, and Keith (Donna) Whittaker; his sister Connie (Ken) Mowery; his grandchildren Misty (Mikelis) Teteris, Kevin Whittaker, Angela (Chad Marsh) Whittaker, Tony (Megan McBride) Meszaros, Michael Meszaros, and Joey (Megan Copenhaver) Kazear; eleven great grandchildren and one great- great grandson.
The family will receive relatives and friends, Monday, June 14th from 5:00- 7:00 PM at Lane Funeral Home, Mineral Ridge Chapel and on Tuesday, June 15th from 10:00- 11:00 AM at the funeral home. A funeral service will be held on June 15th at 11:00 AM, with Pastor Ron Blakeman, officiating at the funeral home.

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