PLANT, Donald Edward

1910 - 1980  (70 years)

• Name	PLANT, Donald Edward
  Birth	8 Feb 1910	PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Feb 1980	Saint Augustine, Saint Johns County, FL
  Person ID	I108129	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	PLANT, William,   b. 16 Jul 1879, England d. 16 Jan 1968, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 88 years)
  Mother	GARTHWAITE, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1876, England d. 5 Jul 1935, Lockport, Niagara County, NY (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1901
  Family ID	F37230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Evelyn R
  Marriage	25 Jan 1928	Tonawanda, Erie County, NY
  Divorce	Sep 1960	Niagara County, NY
  Children	1. PLANT, Karen   2. PLANT, Norma Jean   3. PLANT, Donald E,   b. 3 May 1937, Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY d. 14 Apr 2017, Lockport, Niagara County, NY (Age 79 years)   4. PLANT, Robert J,   b. Abt 1941, Town of Tonawanda, Erie County, NY d. 3 Jan 1966, Town of Tonawanda, Erie County, NY (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F37236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Marion E
  Family ID	F37240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 2/21/1980 Donald E. Plant Sr., a longtime resident of Tonawanda, died Tuesday after a brief illness in St. Augustine, Fla. He was 71. Mr. Plant was born in Pennsylvania, and lived most of his life in Tonawanda. He was employed at the North Tonawanda Wurlitzer plant for 30 years, and helped build the first of the company's famous juke boxes. He moved to Florida after his retirement several years ago. Mr. Plant is survived by his wife Marion and two stepchildren, James and Alexis, all of Florida; three children, Mrs. Karen Weeks of Amherst, Mrs. Norma Jean Moreau of New City, and Donald Jr. of Lockport; two sisters, Mrs. Florence Knople of North Tonawanda and Mrs. Ruth Jackson of Tonawanda; seven grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. One son, Robert J., is deceased. A memorial service took place Wednesday afternoon in Florida, and cremation followed.