OBIT: Donald R. KIMMEL Sr., 1999, Berlin, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Kerry L. Miller. Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ KIMMEL Donald R. Kimmel Sr., 75, of Berlin, died Nov. 21, 1999, at home. Born Nov. 9, 1924, in Glencoe, son of George W. and Nellie M. (Campbell) Kimmel. Preceded in death by parents, brothers George and Otis and sister Betty. Survived by these children: Donald R. Jr. of Lake Mary, Fla., Donna Rae Shelton of Springfield, Va., Kenneth of Baltimore, Md, and Walter of the U.S. Navy; three grandchildren: Megan D. Kimmel, Scott W. and Derrick R. Shelton; and great-granddaughter Ashley Diana Shelton; brothers Robert of Glencoe, Frank of Fairfax, Va., and Otto of Hyndman; sisters Ruth Bittner of Corriganville, Md., Alice Williams of Las Vegas, Nev., Eva Jane Miller of Hyndman, and Mary Nicks of Cumberland, Md. World War II Army Air Force veteran, where he served as radio operator/gunner aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress of the Eighth Air Force. Retired from Steam Fitters Local 486, Baltimore, Md. Lifetime member of Berlin American Legion and VFW. Family will received friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday at Deaner Funeral Home, Berlin, where service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, the Rev. Robert Hoffman officiating. Interment, Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Glencoe. Memorial contributions may be given to "In Touch" Hospice, 15901 N. Center Ave., Somerset, Pa. 15501. Graveside military rite by Berlin American Legion and VFW. Daily American, November 22, 1999 [K0510]