Obituary: Donald E. Burkholder Jr.

Don was highly respected and loved in the amusement-park industry, having been employed by Universal Studios, Florida, and most recently employed as Assistant Director of Ride Maintenance at Morey’s Piers, Wildwood, New Jersey.

In his new career as a Guardian Angel, he will be watching over his family: loving wife, Karin; daughters, Samantha and Autum; son, Donald III; daughter-in-law, Autumn Elise; grandchildren, Wyatt and Shantel; sisters, Pamela Ghrist and Marjorie Barton; brother, Russel; sister-in-law, Dolores; brothers, Guy, Tim, Randy and Joseph Burkholder; mother-in-law, Ortrud Kim; along with various nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.  

A Celebration of Life will be held to honor and celebrate the life of Donald on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014.