Donald Webster Van Wagnen

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Donald W. VanWagnen, 80, of Dansville passed away early Friday morning, June 11, 2004, at Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville. Don was born in Rochester on April 23, 1924, a son of the late Howard and Helen Webster VanWagnen. On Nov. 30, 1984, he married Kathleen Starzynski, who survives. He was also predeceased by a grandson, Todd Kenney, and two sons-in-law, Gerald Derrenbacher and Jack Alvord. Don owned and operated his own farm in West Sparta for many years. He was a bus driver for LATS for 20 years, retiring in 1999. He was a Meals on Wheels driver for the Dansville Senior Nutrition Program, a Royal Arch Mason and a member of Phoenix Lodge #115 of the F&AM, the West Sparta Grange, the Keshequa Golf Club and the Committee on Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service. Surviving in addition to his wife Kathy are his son Andrew (Connie) VanWagnen of Ohio; four daughters, Dianne Derrenbacher of Syracuse, Donna Alvord of Dansville, Darlene (Rodney) Wambold of Geneseo and Debbie (Mike) VanDerwerken of New Jersey; a stepson, Tony Savukinas of Pennsylvania, and a stepdaughter, Mary (Roger) Forell of Syracuse; a brother Robert (Wilma) VanWagnen of Batavia; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Friends called Sunday 4 to 7 p.m. at the Hindle Funeral Home, 271 Main St., Dansville, where services were held Monday at 1 p.m. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Dansville. A Masonic memorial service was held Sunday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home.

Donald married Carolyn Jean Savage on 18 Aug 1945 in Hornell, Steuben County, New York. Carolyn (daughter of Raymond J. Savage and Alice Gibbs) was born on 25 Oct 1925 in Hornell, Steuben County, New York; died on 25 Nov 2008. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donald married Kathleen Starzynski on 30 Nov 1984. Kathleen was born on 12 Apr 1942 in Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; died on 20 Jan 2019 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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DANSVILLE/AUSTIN, TEXAS - Todd Matthew Kenny, 35, formerly of
Dansville and Austin Texas, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 8,
2002 in Malaysia where he had been working for the past few weeks.
Todd was born in Dansville on June 5, 1967, a son of Brian Kenney and
Donna VanWagnen (Jack) Alvord. He was predeceased by his stepmother,
Kathy Kenney in 1996.
Todd was a 1985 graduate of Dansville Central School. He then attended
Environmental Science and Forestry College at Syracuse University,
where he earned his bachelor?s degree in microbiology in 1989. He was
employed as an environmental microbiologist at Microbach in Troy, N.Y.
and later transferred to Austin, Texas. Todd enjoyed hiking, fishing,
camping, music and spending time with his nieces and nephews.
Surviving in addition to his parents Brian Kenney and Donna (Jack)
Alvord, both of Dansville, are three sisters: Christine (Scott)
Bindley, Kristina Jacobs and Cassandra (Jonathan) Boor, all of
Dansville; his maternal grandparents Donald (Cathy) VanWagnen, Carolyn
VanWagnen and Vera Kennedy; and parental grandparents Russell (Eileen)
Kenney, all of Dansville; nieces and nephews Brandon and Logan
Bindley, and Kailey, Connor and Madison Boor; and aunts, uncles,
cousins and many friends.
Friends may call Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Hindle Funeral Home,
271 Main St., Dansville. A memorial service will be held Saturday at
11 a.m. on the lawn at Stony Brook State Park (Lower Park), with the
Rev. Walter Conner officiating. Interment will be in Greenlawn
Cemetery, Town of Dansville. A reception will be held at the Union
Hose Club rooms in Dansville following the memorial service on
Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a charity of one?s
choice. (GCE, September 19, 2002, p4)