Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Gigler, Donald E.  May 12, 2012
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on May 15, 2012 
  Donald E. Gigler 
   
  LEBANON Donald E. Gigler, 79, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 12, 
  2012, at his home surrounded by his family after an 18 month battle with 
  esophageal cancer. Born in New Kensington, on December 4, 1932, he was the son 
  of Frank Frederick and Fredrika (Kaalund) Gigler. Don was a 1951 graduate of 
  Arnold High School (Arnold, Pa.). He attended Bob Jones University in South 
  Carolina, and graduated from Marquette University (Wisconsin). In 1961, he 
  graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine (PA). He 
  completed post-doctoral training at Eastman Dental Dispensary in Rochester, 
  N.Y., and Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Don also spent a year working 
  in the Department of Anesthesiology at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. 
  He practiced dentistry in Lebanon since 1964. Don was a member of the St. 
  Andrews Presbyterian Church, Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, American Dental 
  Association, Lebanon Dental Society, Mt. Lebanon Masonic Lodge #226, Steitz 
  Club, Lebanon Country Club, and The Italian Club of Hershey. He was also a 
  Golden Panther for the University of Pittsburgh. Don served his country in the 
  United States Army. He is survived by his wife, Gilda Jean (Hazlett), to whom 
  he was married for 50 years; his three daughters, Susan of Reston, Va., Nancy 
  Evans (husband Brian) of Oak Hill, Va., and Wendy of Baltimore, Md.; and three 
  grandchildren, Jeannie, Tom and Lucy Evans. He is also survived by his 
  siblings, Mary Jane Nery of Lower Burrell; Frank F. Gigler, Jr. of Lower 
  Burrell; Barbara Pallone of New Kensington; and Paul William Gigler of 
  Oakmont; as well as 16 nieces and nephews. Don was an avid sports fan who 
  enjoyed traveling with family and friends to many events across the country. 
  He loved the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pitt Panthers, and the Pirates and Penguins. 
  He also enjoyed playing cards, hiking, golfing, traveling and finding new 
  restaurants. Don especially enjoyed telling a good joke and loved to make 
  people laugh. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Monday, 
  May 21, 2012, at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 600 S. 12th St., Lebanon at 
  2 p.m. Family visitation will be held prior to the memorial service, from 12 
  noon to 2 p.m., also at St. Andrews. In lieu of flowers, memorial 
  contributions can be made in honor of Don to the Esophageal Cancer Action 
  Network. Thompson Funeral Home, Inc., is entrusted with the arrangements. 
   
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on May 15, 2012 
   
  
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