Donald R. Morando

Donald R. Morando, 79, of Butler passed away Thursday at the VNA Inpatient Hospice.

Born in Butler on Feb. 24, 1938, he was a son of the late Fred and Josephine Codispot Morando.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Don was a firefighter for the City of Butler for 18 years, retiring in 1986. Following retirement, Don worked at Panel and Tile Mart and at Lezzer Lumber.

He was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret Kirkwood Morando, to whom he was married for 61 years; two sons, Tom Morando and his wife, Stacy, of Butler, and Rick Morando and his wife, Mary, of Butler; one brother, Carl Morando and his wife, Joyce, of Butler; one sister, Marie Ross, of Florida; five grandchildren, Dawn Hepler and her husband, Jeremy, Danielle Milligan and her husband, Nathan, Dana Milligan and her husband, Cory, Megan McCleary and her husband, Ryan, and Michael Morando; six great-grandchildren, Dillon, Taylor, Lucas, Rylee, Ryder and Liliana; two sisters-in-law, Janet Morando of Florida and Joyce Kirkwood of Butler; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Don was preceded in death by three brothers, Joe, Fred and Jim; one sister-in-law, Mary Morando; and three brothers-in-law, Kenneth Kirkwood, John Kirkwood and Dan Ross.

He will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed.

MORANDO — Friends of Donald R. Morando, who died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Martin Funeral Home, 429 Center Ave., Butler.A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday from St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 432 Center Ave., Butler.Burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery.For more information, please visit www.martinfh.net.