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Obituary: Donald C. Wahl, 85, Boonville/Lowville
Published: July 16, 2025
By: Provided by Iseneker
Funeral Home
Donald C. Wahl
 BOONVILLE/LOWVILLE
– Donald
C. Wahl, 85, of Denslow Drive, Boonville, formerly of River Road, Lowville,
passed away on Tuesday July 15, 2025 at Lewis
County General Hospital.
The funeral will
be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2025 at Iseneker Funeral Home, Lowville, with Pastor Wayne
Arnold officiating. Burial with military honors will follow the service in Beaches
Bridge Cemetery. A gathering at the
Lewis County Marine Corp League will immediately follow the burial, all are
welcome. Any food donations may be
brought directly to the Marine Corp League on Friday beginning at 10:00
a.m. Calling hours are from 11:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. prior to the funeral service at the funeral home. Contributions in Donald’s name may be made
to Lewis County Hospital Foundation in C/O Palliative Care Room, 7785 North
State Street, Lowville, NY 13367.
He is survived by
his wife, Helen; two daughters, Bernadette (Wendell) Garrison of Lowville
and Angela (Joseph) Bauer of Greig; two siblings, Allen (Mary) Wahl of Port
Leyden and Ida Bates of Lowville; six grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He is predeceased by his first wife,
Bernice G. Wahl; a daughter, Teresa Kraeger; a grandson, Michael Garrison,
who died in infancy; one brother, Walter Wahl; and one brother-in-law,
Thomas Bates.
Donald was born
on November 22, 1939 in Redwood, a son of the late
Claude and Elizabeth Jarvis Wahl. Donald graduated from Lowville Academy
Central School in 1958 enlisted in the United States Army, serving with the
Field Artillery unit and Army Reserves until 1966. On June 4, 1960, he
married Bernice G. Griffith at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Boonville,
with Rev. Donovan officiating, a blessed union lasting 54 years until Mrs.
Wahl’s passing on September 6, 2014.
Donald worked at Victory Market and Bartell’s Shoe Store for a short
time before going to work as a machine tender at Georgia Pacific in Lyons
Falls, retiring in 2001 after 37 years when it closed. On August 11, 2018
he married Helen M. Baker Hutchins at the Boonville First Presbyterian
Church with Pastor Aggie Walker officiating.
Donald enjoyed
riding his Harley Davidson years ago, dancing, golfing, traveling, and
spending time with his family.
Donald was a former
communicant of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Lowville. He was a member of the BPOE #1605,
Lowville Lodge of Lowville and Northern Cruisers Car Club.
Condolences may
be shared online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com
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