Maxine Marion Donald

Mrs. Maxine Marion Donald, of Masury, OH, formerly of Juniper Ct., Hermitage, PA and Boardman, OH, passed away peacefully on Wed., June 19, 2013, at 8:20 a.m. in O'Brien Memorial Health Care Center, in Masury, OH after an extended illness. She was 93.
Mrs. Donald was born in Topeka, KS on March 5, 1920, the daughter of the late Virgil and Ardice M. (Elder) (Hoagland) Ferguson.. She had worked as a nurse at Kansas City Research Clinic for many years. She had previously worked running a doctor's office, also in Kansas City, before moving to Boardman.
She loved writing in her journal and was artistic and enjoyed doing sketches. Maxine was a happy, vivacious person who had a delightful sense of humor. While living in Boardman, OH, she was active in the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
She was the widow of Galen Skilling Donald. who died on Feb. 23, 1945 in Iwo jima, Japan, while serving in the US Marine Corp. during WW II. She is survived by her son, Galen J. Donald, and his wife, Mary Dee (Wellman) Donald of Hermitage, PA. Also survivng is her nephew. Glenn "Joe" Yotti and his wife, Maria, of Stauton, VA. Besides her parents and her husband, she was preceeded in death by her sister, Virginia Yotti and her step-father, George Hoagland.
Friends are invited to call Sunday, June 23, 2013, form 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.. at Harold W. Stevenson Funeral Home, 264 East State St., Sharon, PA 16146.
Funeral service at Harold W. Stevenson Funeral Home, Sharon, PA. at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 23rd, with Rev. Larry Haynes of Grace Chapel officiating.
Burial will take place on Monday, beside her husband at BaltimoreNational Cemetery Baltimore, MD.