Donald J. 'Don' Lines Sr.
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born Feb. 11, 1935, in Gary, to Jack N. and Vivian R. Baker Lines. On March 7, 1953, in Hobart, he married Donna M. Koritko, who survives in Syracuse.
He graduated in 1953 from Hobart High School. He moved to the Syracuse area in 1984 from Hobart, was a truck driver for 50-plus years and retired from Rinker Boat Company, Syracuse, as a delivery driver after 18 years. He was a member of the Wawasee Kiwanis Club in Syracuse.
Also surviving are two daughters, Donna Jacklyn (and spouse Dale) Klakoski, Keewatin, Minn., and Cheryl Ann (and spouse Dean) Klakoski, Portage; a son, Donald (and spouse Kimberly Kay) Lines Jr., Indianapolis; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one granddaughter, Elise Klakoski.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Central Time, 3 p.m. Eastern Time at Graceland Cemetery Chapel, 1505 Morthland Dr., Valparaiso.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Wawasee Kiwanis Club (Riley Fund), P.O. Box 372, Syracuse, IN 46567.
Condolences via www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com
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He was born Feb. 11, 1935, in Gary, to Jack N. and Vivian R. Baker Lines. On March 7, 1953, in Hobart, he married Donna M. Koritko, who survives in Syracuse.
He graduated in 1953 from Hobart High School. He moved to the Syracuse area in 1984 from Hobart, was a truck driver for 50-plus years and retired from Rinker Boat Company, Syracuse, as a delivery driver after 18 years. He was a member of the Wawasee Kiwanis Club in Syracuse.
Also surviving are two daughters, Donna Jacklyn (and spouse Dale) Klakoski, Keewatin, Minn., and Cheryl Ann (and spouse Dean) Klakoski, Portage; a son, Donald (and spouse Kimberly Kay) Lines Jr., Indianapolis; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one granddaughter, Elise Klakoski.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Central Time, 3 p.m. Eastern Time at Graceland Cemetery Chapel, 1505 Morthland Dr., Valparaiso.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Wawasee Kiwanis Club (Riley Fund), P.O. Box 372, Syracuse, IN 46567.
Condolences via www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com
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