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J. BRADLEY MCGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC. OF SHARON: Francis E. Donaldson

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J. Bradley Mcgonigle Funeral Home And Crematory Inc. Of Sharon recently issued the following announcement.

FRANCIS' OBITUARY

Francis E. “Frank” Donaldson, 62, of New Castle passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Monday afternoon, November 2, 2020, in the emergency room of Sharon Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Donaldson was born June 22, 1958, in San Francisco, CA; a son of Charles D. and Geraldine A. (Novak) Donaldson. He was a 1976 graduate of Lawrence County Vo-Tech, New Castle, and soon after, joined the Contractor’s Union, Local 964, New Castle.

For most of his life, Frank worked as a self-employed private contractor with CNF Construction in New Castle. He had a talent for fixing or building just about anything, and especially enjoyed woodworking.

Frank was a member of the Holy Spirit Parish of New Castle – St. Joseph the Worker Church.

He loved to be outdoors hunting or playing golf, and participated in golf leagues at Sylvan Heights Golf Course for many years.

Frank is survived by a daughter, Ashlee (Ryan) Sidorchuk; a son, Brandon Donaldson; and his father, Charles D. Donaldson, all of New Castle; three sisters, Kim Baum, of Wallingford, PA; and Sherry (James) Church; and Patricia (David) Papa, all of New Castle; a brother, Craig Donaldson, of New Castle; three grandchildren, Charlee, Maverick and Remi Sidorchuk; and many nieces and nephews.

Frank was preceded in death by his mother, Geraldine Donaldson; and a brother-in-law, Dave Baum.

Calling hours will be 11 a.m. until the time of service Saturday (11-7-2020) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 111 W. Falls St., New Castle. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., in the funeral home, with Rev. Brendan Dawson, officiating.

Original source can be found here.

Source: J. Bradley Mcgonigle Funeral Home And Crematory Inc. Of Sharon

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