1922
Donald
2008
Donald Markley
February 17, 1922 — January 5, 2008
Donald A. Markley, 85, of Orrville died Saturday, January 05, 2008 at Dunlap Memorial Hospital. ?Services will be Wednesday at 2pm at the Roberts Funeral Home - Sherwood Chapel, Wooster with the Rev. David Kowaleski officiating. ?Friends may call Tuesday from 6 to 8 pm at the funeral home. ?Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Wooster where military rites will be held. Online tributes may be made at www.robertsfuneralhome.com. ?Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Wayne County Division, 1689 E. 115th St., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 or Ohio Parkinson?s Foundation, PO Box 271, Tallmadge, Ohio 44278. ?
Donald was born February 17, 1922 in Layland, Ohio to Adam and Annie {Galley} Markley. ?He graduated from Holmesville High School in 1941 and served in the US Coast Guard in the South Pacific during WWII. ?He married Virginia Cunningham on September 1, 1946. ?Donald worked for the J.M. Smucker Company for 34 years, retiring in 1987 as Fleet Supervisor. ?He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church and the American Legion Post 282 both of Orrville. He enjoyed traveling, most recently to Alaska and Hawaii, working outdoors, and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Donald will be deeply missed by his loving wife of 61 years Virginia; children Cheryl (Roger) McCumbers of Wooster, Carol Jean (Galen) Woodruff of Apple Creek, and James (Caroline) Markley of Orrville; grandchildren Drew Wile, Bradley (Vanessa Sanders) Wile, Jason (Trista) Woodruff, Jeremy (Leslie) Woodruff who is serving in Afghanistan, Steve (Aliza) Gill; great-grandchildren Taylor, Tara, and Noah Wile; numerous nieces and nephews; and his special poodle Penny.
His brothers Adam, Melvin, Harold, sister Mary Jane, and four infant siblings precede Donald in death.
Donald was born February 17, 1922 in Layland, Ohio to Adam and Annie {Galley} Markley. ?He graduated from Holmesville High School in 1941 and served in the US Coast Guard in the South Pacific during WWII. ?He married Virginia Cunningham on September 1, 1946. ?Donald worked for the J.M. Smucker Company for 34 years, retiring in 1987 as Fleet Supervisor. ?He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church and the American Legion Post 282 both of Orrville. He enjoyed traveling, most recently to Alaska and Hawaii, working outdoors, and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Donald will be deeply missed by his loving wife of 61 years Virginia; children Cheryl (Roger) McCumbers of Wooster, Carol Jean (Galen) Woodruff of Apple Creek, and James (Caroline) Markley of Orrville; grandchildren Drew Wile, Bradley (Vanessa Sanders) Wile, Jason (Trista) Woodruff, Jeremy (Leslie) Woodruff who is serving in Afghanistan, Steve (Aliza) Gill; great-grandchildren Taylor, Tara, and Noah Wile; numerous nieces and nephews; and his special poodle Penny.
His brothers Adam, Melvin, Harold, sister Mary Jane, and four infant siblings precede Donald in death.
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