Donald L. Karvan
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Donald L. Karvan, 81, of Graysville, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017, in Washington Hospital.
He was born January 13, 1936, in Nineveh, the only child of the late Mitchell and Dorothy Beabout Karvan.
Mr. Karvan enlisted in the U.S. Navy upon his graduation from Waynesburg High School in 1954. He was discharged in 1962 after serving four years, earning the rank of Aviation Storekeeper Third Class (AK3).
A former member of Waynesburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4793, Mr. Karvan was a sportsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing as well as watching and feeding deer and wild turkeys. He enjoyed golf and was a member of the U.S. Navy Baseball Club. In addition, he was a member of Elks Lodge 776, Washington, and a hobbyist woodworker who could often be seen riding his tractor.
He retired in 1998 after 21 years of service in maintenance at Greene County Memorial Hospital.
Having lived in Greene County most of his life, he married Patricia Stasuk in 1956. Together, they had four children, Elizabeth (Randy) Bristor of Rutan, Pamala (Joseph) Tuscano of Washington, David (fiancée Kim) Karvan of St. Clairsville, Ohio, and Daniel (Renee) Karvan of Nineveh; five grandchildren, Lauren Chambers, Meghan Tuscano, Katina Karvan, Jordan Karvan and Taylor Karvan; and two great-grandchildren, Cassidy and Cooper Chambers.
Friends will be received from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday in Kesterson-Rush Funeral Home LLC, 3275 West Roy Furman Highway, Rogersville, PA, 15359, 724-499-5181, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 4, with Pastor Jim Jarvis officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow in Prosperity Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.
View and sign a tribute wall at www.kestersonfh.com.