Schnell, Donald Dean

1928 - 2012  (83 years)

• Name	Schnell, Donald Dean
  Birth	8 Dec 1928	Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SCHN.D003
  _FGRAVE	91309657
  Funeral	6 Jun 2012	Stasi-Grove Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	United States Air Force  [1]
  		United States Air Force
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Air Force
  Death	3 Jun 2012	Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	6 Jun 2012	Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Burial will be in Noble Cemetery with full military rites performed by Richland County veterans organizations.
  		Headstone, Schnell, Donald D.
  Person ID	I17167	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Schnell, Lester Mervin,   b. 6 May 1907, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 13 Jan 1977, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Mother	VanBlaricum, Effie M.,   b. 25 Apr 1906   d. 9 Apr 1994 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1928  [3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He was 20 years and 9 months - She was 21 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F7653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Badger, S.A.
  Children	1. SCHNELL, A.   2. SCHNELL, J.   3. SCHNELL, M.   4. SCHNELL, C.   5. SCHNELL, W.
  Family ID	F7659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Dec 1928 - Richland County, Illinois Death - 3 Jun 2012 - Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 6 Jun 2012 - Stasi-Grove Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 6 Jun 2012 - Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He served in the United States Air Force. Donald was chief engineer/maintenance at AMF, WVLN Radio Station, Olney-Noble Airport (part-time) and 20 years at Richland Memorial Hospital. He was a member of Glenwood Church in rural Noble. Donald enjoyed being a ham radio operator for more than 60 years. Spending time in the garden, the greenhouse, blacksmithing and woodworking were also favorite pastimes.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4166] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Schnell, Donald Dean, 83, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91309657/donald-dean-schnell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4169] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Schnell, Donald D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91309657/donald-dean-schnell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4167] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Schnell, Lester M., 69, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34258032/lester-m.-schnell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4168] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Schnell, Lester M. and Effie M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34258032/lester-m.-schnell), none. (Reliability: 2).