Donald F. Tennant, Sr.
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Donald F. Tennant, Sr., 67, of Kinzers, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at his home. He was the widower of the late Janet Gouge Tennant, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.
Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William H. Tennant and Ruth Conway Tennant. He was a 1959 graduate of the Octorara High School and served honorably in the US Army from 1959 to 1962. He was employed by Bethlehem Steel Co. for 35 years as a Electric Furnace Operator, retiring in 2000.
Donald was a Member and Past Master of the Skerrett Lodge #343 F.&A.M. of Cochranville. He was a life member of the Parkesburg V.F.W. 4480 and the Christiana American Legion.
He is survived by two children: Donald F. Tennant, Jr. and wife Catherine of Kinzers, and Patricia L. Hurley, wife of K. Allen, of Nottingham, six grandchildren, two great grandchildren; siblings, William H. Tennant, Jr. of Atglen, David L. Tennant of Morgantown, C. Jeff Tennant of MO, Ruth A. Daller of Collegeville, Helen M. Cotter of Rochester, NY, Nancy J. O'Connell and Mary K. Graceffa, both of Jacksonville, OR. and his companion, JoAnn Carmen.
The Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 8 PM from the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St., Parkesburg. Family and friends are also invited to attend the visitation from 6 until 7:45 PM with Masonic services conducted at 7:45 PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Lancaster County,
P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA. 17604-4125.
Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com
Condolences
Biggest Heart
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Donnie. I will always remember him as having The Biggest Heart... You will be missed.
Sympathy to Donnie's Family,
To Donnie's Family,
Please know that you will all be in my thoughts and prayers as you go through this difficult time. I will always remember the fun years and graduation from OHS back in 59, sorry my friend you couldn't make it till our 50th Reunion in Oct. We will be thinking of you and Janet both.
Fondly,
Janet (Summers) Forrester
I extend my deepest heartfelt
I extend my deepest heartfelt sympathy, prayers and thoughts to the Tennant family.
Don was such a friendly, warm
Don was such a friendly, warm guy. I remember him telling me of his wife and how he missed her, (as well as JoAnn and her husband) and the story behind how he and JoAnn got together. JoAnn and he were truly friends, and that is very hard to come across. Kip and I send our sincere condolences to JoAnn and family. We only knew JoAnne and Don. For all he was thru, he had such a bright outlook on life and lived life to it's fullest.
Kathy and Kip Crawford
Prayers for the tennant family
To all the Tennant family my prayers are with you through your time of grief Donnie was a great fellow and family man he will be greatly missed living next door to you all through high school we shared some great time in and out of school.
Love Mike
Sending my deepest sympathy.
Sending my deepest sympathy. I enjoyed working with Donnie at the steel mill. Bill Hanna
I was deeply saddened to read
I was deeply saddened to read about Donnie's passing, my family sends our condolences and have him and his family in our prayers. I had the honor of working with Donnie in the Melt Shop(Lukens Steel) during the early to mid 90's. He was a strong and honest man.
Our sincerest and deepest regards. Kevin & Michelle Hughes
Lorraine (Wheatley) Riale
To the family of Donnie Tennant
Please accept my heartfelt sorrow at the loss of Donnie. It is so hard to
believe that one of my another of my classmates has gone on to be with the
Lord. May God give you his comfort and peace as you travel through this
difficult time. God Bless
George W. Shank
Donald Tennant
To the Tennant family. I would like to send my heartfelt condolences to the Tennant family. Although I haven't seen Donnie in years he was a good friend from childhood through high school, always upbeat and friendly. I'm sure this is a loss for all of you.
With Our Deepest Sympathy
Our Thoughts and Prayers are with The Tennent Family at this time of sadness.
Our Deepest and Sincere Sympathy
Just heard this morning that Donnie had passed away. Our Deepest and Sincere Sympathy goes out to his children, grandchildren, his great grandchildren, family and friends and to JoAnn.
I have known Donnie for many years and want all of you to know he will be dearly missed. You are all in my thought's and prayers.
Sincerely,
Joyce Wise
Donnie
To Donnies family...
Donnie was a very good friend to both of us. We will remember his quick smile, willingness to help at any time and his interest in other people.
He was a good person in many, many ways and we will miss him.
Peace,
hab and Barb
DF Tennant Obituary
To Don's immediate and extended family:
Don was a lifelong friend and a great part of my life.
My sympathy and condolences to you all
Sincerely, Bob Nitzenberger
Our Thoughts are with all of
Our Thoughts are with all of Don's family and friends. He was a life long friend and a great person. Our sympathy and condolences.
Bob & Sharon Nitzenberger
Our Deepest Sympathy For Your Loss
We are so sorry for your loss. From Our family to yours our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. May it help to know that there are friends that care. God Bless
My brother
It is so nice to see so many heartfelt notes about Don. He was a wonderful brother, husband, father, et al... and a good companion to Joanne. We are all grateful to her and her dedication to him. But above all I want to say that he was the BEST son, taking care of our Mom & Dad to the very end. We love you Don... you earned your wings and I know they were all very glad to see you on the other side, especially Mom & Tiny Tim...
Uncle Don + Jake
Uncle Don - Your big heart and loving manner left a great impression upon me. Visits to your home in PA were a great part of my youth, and something I always looked forward to. I thank you for being such a good-hearted man.
Jake - Your strength is inspiring and I know that your Mom and Dad are very, very proud of you. We won't be at the services tomorrow -- but will be thinking of you and your family. Elizabeth and I have you in our thoughts and prayers.