Donald Charles Burtner
Donald Charles Burtner, 69, of Butler passed away Thursday at his residence.
He was born March 27, 1948, in Butler to the late Charles Keith Burtner and Mary Elizabeth Greer Burtner.
Donald graduated from Knoch High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal. After his military service, Don attended Butler County Community College, Wayne State University in Detroit and Slippery Rock University, as well as Computer Tech of Pittsburgh, where he earned a computer programmer degree. In 1987, Don graduated with honors from Butler County Community College School of Nursing.
Donald Began his nursing career in the newly opened Liver Transplant Center at Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh. Don subsequently, took a travel assignment in the Open-Heart Recovery Unit at Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. He and his family spent the next 17 years in Hawaii where he worked as the director of emergency services and telemetry units at St. Francis Medical Center in Honolulu.
Don was a member of the American Legion Post 417 of Prospect. He was a member of the YMCA. He enjoyed flying small aircraft and earned his pilot's license as a teenager. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and woodworking. Don loved being with his family.
Donald is survived by his wife, Kathleen, who he married on Oct. 2, 1971; three sons, Daniel Charles Burtner of Butler, Joseph Donald Burtner and his wife, Janet, of Butler and Michael David Burtner of Butler; one grandson, Anthony Joseph Burtner; a brother, Bruce K. Burtner and his wife, Sue, of Butler; two sisters, Nancy Heberling and her husband, Tom, of Hilton Head, S.C., Janet Matusak of Middletown, Ohio; and a number of nieces and nephews.
BURTNER — Friends of Donald Charles Burtner, who died Thursday, May 18, 2017, will be received from 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 E. North St., Butler.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church, 200 E. North St., Butler, with the Rev. Rob Gillgrist officiating.
Burial will take place in the Summit Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.
