1919
Donald
2013
Donald Potter
March 18, 1919 — February 9, 2013
Donald G. Potter, 93, of Orrville, died Saturday, February 09, 2013 at Dunlap Memorial Hospital, in Orrville.
Friends may call Tuesday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 at the funeral home with Pastor Mark Buchwalter officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, where military rites will be held. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com. Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, 300 S. Walnut St. Orrville, OH 44667, and Hospice & Palliative Care of Greater Wayne County, 2525 Back Orrville Rd. Wooster, OH 44691.
Donald was born March 18, 1919 in Kenmore, Ohio to Louis L. and Edna E. {Groves} Potter. He served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. He married Edith Corrine Nussbaum on July 8, 1955. She died January 31, 2013.
Donald was a union carpenter working mostly in Northeast Ohio. He volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and enjoyed stamp collecting, woodworking, camping, gardening, and traveling. Donald was a member of Christian & Missionary Alliance Church in Orrville.
He will be deeply missed his children Denise (Kevin) Wyler of Smithville, Lenore (Steve) Simons of Lexington, KY; grandchildren Benjamin (Jessie) Wyler, Robert (Amanda) Wyler, Callissa Simons, and Isaac Simons.
Donald was preceded in death by his wife Edith, and a brother William.
The family would like to thank the staff of Brenn Field Nursing Home for their kindness and loving care of both Don and Edie.
Friends may call Tuesday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 at the funeral home with Pastor Mark Buchwalter officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, where military rites will be held. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com. Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, 300 S. Walnut St. Orrville, OH 44667, and Hospice & Palliative Care of Greater Wayne County, 2525 Back Orrville Rd. Wooster, OH 44691.
Donald was born March 18, 1919 in Kenmore, Ohio to Louis L. and Edna E. {Groves} Potter. He served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. He married Edith Corrine Nussbaum on July 8, 1955. She died January 31, 2013.
Donald was a union carpenter working mostly in Northeast Ohio. He volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and enjoyed stamp collecting, woodworking, camping, gardening, and traveling. Donald was a member of Christian & Missionary Alliance Church in Orrville.
He will be deeply missed his children Denise (Kevin) Wyler of Smithville, Lenore (Steve) Simons of Lexington, KY; grandchildren Benjamin (Jessie) Wyler, Robert (Amanda) Wyler, Callissa Simons, and Isaac Simons.
Donald was preceded in death by his wife Edith, and a brother William.
The family would like to thank the staff of Brenn Field Nursing Home for their kindness and loving care of both Don and Edie.
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