OBITUARY FROM FIND-A-GRAVE WEBSITE:

Donald William Rosene
BIRTH          25 Nov 1934, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA
DEATH          1 Apr 2016 (aged 81)
BURIAL         San Gorgonio Memorial Park, Banning, Riverside County, California, USA
MEMORIAL ID    173049101

Donald Rosene Obituary
Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 4, 2016.

Donald William Rosene passed away at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital on the morning of April 1, 2016. He was 81 years old.

He is survived by his loving wife Jenny, and 3 children-Nancy (Gary), Janice (Albert), Thomas, 2 step children Shelley, Jeremy (Liou), grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Judy Johnston (Kenny), sister in law Diane, and brother in law Tom.

Don worked at National Steel and Shipbuilding, later as a Piping Engineer for Ralph M. Parsons Co. for over 20 years, and eventually retired from Parsons. Don loved the outdoors. He loved backpacking, camping, hiking…anything to do with the nature. His favorite place was Yosemite National Park and Grand Canyon National Park. After retirement, Don dedicated much of his time and energy to many volunteering work for the community. He was a ranger for the Forest Service, a volunteer for the San Bernadino National Forest fire lookout, a manager at Carol's Kitchen to feed the hunger. He drove to Riverside picking up groceries for the local food bank H.E.L.P. He was also a truck driver for a local Thrift store picking up donations. In addition, he was also a member of the Kiwanis. Don was a dedicated Catholic. He served as a Eucharist Minister at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church.

A celebration of Don's life will be held on Friday April 15, 2016 at 10:00 am, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church at 1234 Palm Ave., Beaumont, CA 92223.

This information and the picture below were obtained from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173049101/donald-william-rosene. The picture above was obtained from the 1952 HHS Memories yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library, at: https://archive.org/details/HOHS1952Images/.

INFORMATION FROM FAMILY SEARCH WEBSITE:

Brief Life History of Donald William

When Donald William Rosene was born on 24 November 1934, in Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States, his father, Leonard William Rosene, was 31 and his mother, Ida Mae Munson, was 20. He lived in Hobart, Ross Township, Lake, Indiana, United States in 1950 and Banning, Katingan, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia in 2000. His occupation is listed as piping engineer, national steel and shipbuilding, and also for ralph m. parsons co. (retirement) in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States. He died on 1 April 2016, in Banning, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in San Gorgonio Memorial Park, Banning, Riverside, California, United States.

This information was obtained from: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/about/LNZ8-87C. The picture above was obtained from: https://www.familysearch.org/en/memories/memory/28143968.

PICTURE FROM RECORD-GAZETTE (YUCAIPA, CA), APRIL 7, 2016:

Donald William Rosene
Donald William Rosene passed away on April 1, 2016.

The picture above was obtained from: https://www.recordgazette.net/obituaries/donald-william-rosene/article_f59ee9ea-fcd5-11e5-9383-a7c11cf9e607.html.