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Donald “Duane” Gilbert
Donald “Duane” Gilbert, age 85, of Greenville passed away at 6:05 PM on
Sunday, February 4, 2018, at the Brethren Retirement Community in
Greenville.
Duane was born June 18, 1932, in Darke County to the late Alvin &
Myrtle “Marie” (Bailey) Gilbert. In addition to his parents, Duane was
also preceded in death by his brothers, Jim & Gene Gilbert; and a
sister, Marlene Gilbert.
Duane is survived by his wife of 40 years, Alma Lea (Rhoades) Gilbert
whom he married February 7, 1970; children, Vicky Gilbert Hamilton of
Lebanon, Bonita Kim & Ward Chapin of Vancouver, British Columbia
and Tim Gilbert of Greenville; step children, Angela & Ron Dapore
of Vandalia, Kathy & Al Wilkins of Marathon, Florida, Anne &
Doug Fike of Cincinnati and Max & Candy Sharp of Vandalia;
grandchildren, Andrew Hamilton, Caroline Hamilton and Alexandra
Hamilton; and numerous step grandchildren and step great
grandchildren.
Duane served in the 11th Airborne Signal Company, during the Korean
War. Duane completed 19 jumps at this time. He was Sergeant in the
Telephone and Teletype division. He inspected up to Division with the
Inspector General’s office. Duane managed and owned Commercial and
Industrial Construction Companies in 3 states for 20 years. He was
plant manager for 20 years of glass tempering plants in Ohio, Texas and
California. He helped develop and build the first continuous tempering
furnace being used today in the United States. Duane spent 5 years of
management consulting with companies in Dayton. Duane also did
remodeling and repair work for individuals and companies and farmed in
Darke County for 10 years.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 10,
2018, at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home in Greenville with Pastor Chris
Cobb officiating. Burial will follow in West Branch Cemetery in Darke
County. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded
Warrior Project P.O. Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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