Donald Trueman (1935 – 2024)

(Member of First Baptist Church in Bryan)

Donald R. Trueman, 89, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2024.

After graduating from Camden Frontier High School in 1954, Don joined the United States Navy and served our country from 1956 to 1960.

Don later worked as a machinist and laboratory technician at Aro Corporation for 44 years until his retirement in 2000. He had a quick wit and a great sense of humor.

He was a devoted member of the First Baptist Church in Bryan. Don was an avid University of Michigan football fan, enjoyed restoring and owning a 1954 Chevy, was a woodworker, and enjoyed traveling. He and his wife traveled to 47 states and wintered in Arizona for 16 years; here he was a member of the senior softball league and the mechanics club.

Donald was born October 2, 1935, in Detroit, Michigan, to William J. and Wilibel (Whitmer) Trueman. He married Thelma E. Jagger on March 9, 1957, in Hillsdale County, Michigan, and she survives.

Don is also survived by his children, Steven (Jennifer) Trueman of Elyria, Ohio, Rhonda (Russ) Allen of Orient, Ohio, and Edward Trueman of Defiance, Ohio; 3 grandchildren, Hailey (Desean) Davis, Eric Allen and Nathan Allen and brother Robert (Karen) Trueman of Inman, SC. He was preceded in death by his infant son, Kenneth Trueman, his parents, and his younger brother, William Trueman.

Visitation for Donald R. Trueman will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the First Baptist Church, 925 East Fountain Grove Drive, Bryan, OH 43506. The memorial ceremony will start at 12 o’clock. Visitation is followed by 12:00 a.m., military parade officiated by Chaplain John MacFarlane followed by the Bryan American Legion/VFW Honor Guard. Don will be buried in a private ceremony at West Woodbridge Cemetery in Camden Michigan.

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