Donald J LongbineAge: 84 years1930–2015
- Name
- Donald J Longbine
- Given names
- Donald J
- Surname
- Longbine
 Birth | May 19, 1930 22 21 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | John Robert Foster Jr April 28, 1935 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 11 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 19 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Marriage of a parent | Clayton Edward Sites Jr — Grace Matilda Foster — View this family May 3, 1954 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 15 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Laura May Moyer September 26, 1977 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a mother | Grace Matilda Foster June 1982 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a father | Millard Longbine February 12, 1997 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Betty L Longbine July 10, 2003 (Age 73 years) |
| Obituary | Donald Longbine Obituary January 26, 2015 (on the date of death) |
 Death | January 26, 2015 (Age 84 years) |
| Family with parents |
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Millard Longbine Birth: June 20, 1907 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: February 12, 1997 — Pennsylvania, United States |
| mother |
Grace Matilda Foster Birth: February 8, 1909 26 18 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: June 1982 — Pennsylvania, United States |
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Marriage: about 1925 — Pennsylvania, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Betty L Longbine Birth: March 11, 1926 18 17 — Kulpmont, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Death: July 10, 2003 — Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Millard Albert Longbine Birth: about June 1928 20 19 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: October 9, 1928 — Pennsylvania, United States |
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2 years himself |
Donald J Longbine Birth: May 19, 1930 22 21 — Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States Death: January 26, 2015 — Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Mother’s family with Clayton Edward Sites Jr |
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Clayton Edward Sites Jr Birth: December 18, 1902 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: November 15, 1992 — Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States |
| mother |
Grace Matilda Foster Birth: February 8, 1909 26 18 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: June 1982 — Pennsylvania, United States |
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Marriage: May 3, 1954 — Arlington, Virginia, United States |
Donald J Longbine has 22 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (22)
Parents James Foster + Avonelle LaRue “Boots” Rice
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Parents Donald Charles Myers Sr + Margaret Foster
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Parents Raymond Clyde Foster + Kathryn L McElwee
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Parents Donald James Williams Sr + Blanche Viola Foster
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Parents Harry Edward Strausser Sr + Eleanor M Foster
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Parents Robert John Foster + Asunte “Susan” DiGianvittorio
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Millard Longbine - Household
Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Obituary | Donald J. Longbine of Warminster, Pennsylvania died Monday, January 26, 2015 at Abington Memorial Hospital. He was 84 years old. Donald was born May 19, 1930 in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, son of the late Mallard Longbine and the late Grace Sites (nee - Moyer) and her husband Clayton. He is the beloved husband of Earline (nee Carmichael) Longbine; Father of David Longbine and William Longbine and his wife Denise, grandfather of four, great grandfather of three.
Donald was born, raised, and educated in Mount Carmel, PA. He enlisted in the United States Army in August of 1948 and was later drafted into the United States Marine Corps. He served honorably during the Korean War and was discharged in January of 1954. Donald moved to Abington after the war and went to work for Standard Press Steel. He worked with Gertrude Carmichael who introduced him to her daughter Earline. Donald and Earline fell in love and were married on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1957 in Pine Grove, PA. They continued to live in Abington and Donald later went to work as a Bus Driver for Abington School District. He retired in 1985 after serving as Superintendent of Transportation. After retirement Donald’s love of driving kept him busy as a driver, delivering window blinds for Elmer Supply and for an Auto Parts Distributor. He loved to garden in his free time and was a cleaning fanatic always keeping a tidy home. Donald and Earline moved into Centennial Station in 1997.
Services were private. |