Donald S. Reyburn
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Donald S. Reyburn, 89, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Helen Stackhouse Reyburn who died in 1970. Born in Lower Oxford, he was the son of the late J. Harvey and Anna McCarter Reyburn.
Donald was a 1941 graduate of Avon Grove High School and he proudly served in the U.S. Navy. He was a milkman for many years working for Pensupreme, West, and Sunny Slope. He has been retired for the last 27 years spending most of that time with family and his love of gardening.
He is survived by one daughter, Patricia Gratzinger, wife of Stephen of Bala Cynwyd and preceded in death by one daughter Donna L. Hume. He was the grandfather of Dawn Kavanaugh, wife of Mike, John Joseph Geiger, husband of Jen, Kimberly Riggin, wife of Raymond, Thomas Hume Jr., Stephanie Fuller, wife of Joseph, Kristen Hume, Stephen Gratzinger, Ashley Gratzinger and 10 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brothers James Robert, Samuel, Alfred, one sister Joyce, stepsiblings Anita and Jimmy. He is survived by one stepsister Bertha Conard.
Funeral services will be private. Memorial donations may be made in his honor to Neighborhood Hospice, 400 East Marshall Street, West Chester, PA 19380.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg. Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com
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So sorry tohear of the
So sorry tohear of the passing of my favorite uncle, and will dearly miss his sense of humor. I take comfort in his being with his parents, siblings, daughter Donna, and my much-loved aunt Helen. I am sure he is entertaining them all already.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you at your time of loss.
My Condolences on Your Loss
So sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time.
Sympathy
To The Family,
Please accept my condolence. I hope that you are able to draw comfort from the scriptures during this difficult time. If you are grieving, maybe this will also help you. Matthew 22:32, Jesus quoted God as saying: ‘I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.’ Then he continued: ‘He is the God, not of the dead, but of the living.’ I know that those words mean that those retained in God’s memory and will return in the resurrection.”
So pleased I have gotten to know you better in the past few year
My thoughts and prayers are with you Patsey and your family. Uncle Don was such a kind, thoughtful person. His sense of humor was the best. He loved his gardening and being outside. I think of the fall that you and Uncle Don came up to visit Dad, he reminised about that visit many, many times. It was such a good time for both of them. Please know that I am thinking of you, take care.
cousin
Dear Cousin Patricia. May God comfort you in this difficult time. It was nice to see Donnie at Sarah's funeral. He spent a lot of time growing up on our farm, and we thank God for those memories, as well as the good times we shared with Aunt Ethel Uncle Harvey and the rest of the cousins. Donnie is reunited with all those he loved, We thank God for his salvation , as well as his role model for his family. In Christ, The Reyburn Cousins,
My thoughts and prayers are with you
Patsy,
You may not remember me, but I have fond memories of you and your parents and sister, Donna, when I was little of our family visiting your home. My dad is Lew McCarter (your dad's cousin) and my mother, is Anna Mary. My brother, Dave, and sister, Carol, were also there at that visit. I remember thinking your parents were the nicest people in the world. Your mother gave us colored popcorn, which we had never seen and thought was fabulous! And I remember you and Donna being so nice and pushing us on your swingset. We were so impressed with you "older" girls. :) I know you've had some sad times in life, losing you mother and Donna and now your dear dad. I had the blessing of having seen him over the past year at a family breakfast. My dad just loved him and always spoke fondly of him. I even remember Uncle Harvey and Aunt Ethel. I hope the thought of all of them seeing each other again & the rejoicing that took place gives you comfort, joy and peace. I pray that God will comfort you and your family.
Love,
Linda (McCarter) Reale