Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Roberts, Donald L.  January 29, 2012
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on February 1, 2012
  Donald L. Roberts 
   
  PALMYRA Donald L. Roberts, 84, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2012, at 
  home. He was born on July 16, 1927, in Ebensburg, to the late Herbert and 
  Ethel (Mutch) Roberts. Mr. Roberts received his secondary education in the 
  public schools of Pennsylvania and Maryland. He served with the U.S. Navy 
  during World War II and continued on a reserve status for eight years 
  thereafter. His B.S. degree was earned at Millersville State and he went on to 
  study physics at Franklin & Marshall College. Mr. Roberts taught in the public 
  schools for two years after which he joined RCA. During his thirty-three years 
  with RCA he served in various engineering, administrative, and management 
  positions until his retirement in January, 1986. While with RCA he lived in 
  Indiana as well as Pennsylvania, and traveled extensively throughout Europe, 
  Asia, and the Caribbean. Mr. Roberts was active in many community 
  organizations among which were, PTA, Scouting, NCCJ and United Way. He was at 
  one time vice president of the Lancaster City School Board and a member of the 
  Lancaster County Vocational Technical Advisory Board. Although Mr. Roberts' 
  vocational interests were primarily scientific, his avocations have been 
  centered around art, literature, and education. He wrote two books, Tremolo, a 
  book of poetry, and Mumbly-Peg, a book of games between the great wars. 
  Surviving are his wife Joan (Yeager) Roberts; three sons, Kevin Roberts of 
  Lancaster, Keith Roberts of Lancaster, and Ralph Roberts of Phoenix, Ariz.; 
  daughters, Donna Sturgis and her husband, Bill of Mt. Gretna, and Patricia 
  Helman and her husband Bill of Millersville, Phyllis Esbenshade of Ephrata; 
  five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be 
  held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 538 W. 
  Chestnut St., Lancaster, with Anne Mason, M.Div. officiating. The family would 
  like everyone to know that the church is fully handicapped accessible. 
  Arrangements are being handled by the Hetrick-Bitner Funeral Home.
  
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on February 1, 2012 
   
  
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