Rochester
Don was born September 14, 1933, passed peacefully Sunday, December 20, 2020, at age 87 after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
Predeceased by his loving wife of 55 years, Ellen (Helling), and survived by his daughters, Marie (Mike) O'Brien, Sharon Zirbel (Alan Meisenzahl) and Trudy (Mark) Wyman; grandchildren, Kylie (Christian) Yanchula, Jeremy (Marissa) Zirbel, Jason Zirbel, Cooper O'Brien and Joe Wyman.
A Navy veteran, Don practiced medicine at the Genesee Health Service at Genesee Hospital.
Don loved nature and spending time outdoors, he especially enjoyed gardening and golf.
Don was a long time member of Faith Lutheran Church in Penfield and then St. John's Lutheran Church in Victor, New York.
There will be no services at this time.
Contributions in Don's name may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to St. John's Lutheran Church.