Donald Wesley Burton, 90, of Boulder, Colorado passed away at home on April 30, 2015.
Donald was born in Los Angeles, California on October 15, 1924 to Charles and Dollie Burton. At the age of 18, he went to serve our country in the United States Navy in World War II. During his four plus years in the Navy, Donald became an Aviation Chief Machinist Mate, which became his civilian specialty working as a Tool and Dye Machinist at Rocky Flats. He earned a World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal and numerous others for his service. Having grown up in Solano, New Mexico, Donald moved to Boulder in 1955 where he married his wife, Mildred Grace Knipfel, later that same year. Donald was a member of the VFW and SOAR and enjoyed the Colorado outdoors, fishing hunting, and camping as well as travelling.
Preceding him in death are his wife, Mildred, and grandson, Tim Stengel. He is survived by their three children. Also surviving him are his siblings, brother and sister; 5 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren.
A future service will be held at Fort Logan National Cemetery where his ashes will be committed in to the ground to lay by his wife.
Published in The Boulder Daily Camera on May 17, 2015
Donald was born in Los Angeles, California on October 15, 1924 to Charles and Dollie Burton. At the age of 18, he went to serve our country in the United States Navy in World War II. During his four plus years in the Navy, Donald became an Aviation Chief Machinist Mate, which became his civilian specialty working as a Tool and Dye Machinist at Rocky Flats. He earned a World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal and numerous others for his service. Having grown up in Solano, New Mexico, Donald moved to Boulder in 1955 where he married his wife, Mildred Grace Knipfel, later that same year. Donald was a member of the VFW and SOAR and enjoyed the Colorado outdoors, fishing hunting, and camping as well as travelling.
Preceding him in death are his wife, Mildred, and grandson, Tim Stengel. He is survived by their three children. Also surviving him are his siblings, brother and sister; 5 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren.
A future service will be held at Fort Logan National Cemetery where his ashes will be committed in to the ground to lay by his wife.
Published in The Boulder Daily Camera on May 17, 2015
Donald Wesley Burton, 90, of Boulder, Colorado passed away at home on April 30, 2015.
Donald was born in Los Angeles, California on October 15, 1924 to Charles and Dollie Burton. At the age of 18, he went to serve our country in the United States Navy in World War II. During his four plus years in the Navy, Donald became an Aviation Chief Machinist Mate, which became his civilian specialty working as a Tool and Dye Machinist at Rocky Flats. He earned a World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal and numerous others for his service. Having grown up in Solano, New Mexico, Donald moved to Boulder in 1955 where he married his wife, Mildred Grace Knipfel, later that same year. Donald was a member of the VFW and SOAR and enjoyed the Colorado outdoors, fishing hunting, and camping as well as travelling.
Preceding him in death are his wife, Mildred, and grandson, Tim Stengel. He is survived by their three children. Also surviving him are his siblings, brother and sister; 5 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren.
A future service will be held at Fort Logan National Cemetery where his ashes will be committed in to the ground to lay by his wife.
Published in The Boulder Daily Camera on May 17, 2015
Donald was born in Los Angeles, California on October 15, 1924 to Charles and Dollie Burton. At the age of 18, he went to serve our country in the United States Navy in World War II. During his four plus years in the Navy, Donald became an Aviation Chief Machinist Mate, which became his civilian specialty working as a Tool and Dye Machinist at Rocky Flats. He earned a World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal and numerous others for his service. Having grown up in Solano, New Mexico, Donald moved to Boulder in 1955 where he married his wife, Mildred Grace Knipfel, later that same year. Donald was a member of the VFW and SOAR and enjoyed the Colorado outdoors, fishing hunting, and camping as well as travelling.
Preceding him in death are his wife, Mildred, and grandson, Tim Stengel. He is survived by their three children. Also surviving him are his siblings, brother and sister; 5 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren.
A future service will be held at Fort Logan National Cemetery where his ashes will be committed in to the ground to lay by his wife.
Published in The Boulder Daily Camera on May 17, 2015
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