Donald J. Templeton, 70 of Libertyville, died peacefully on December 2, 2019 surrounded by his family.
Visitation will be on Sunday, December 8, 2019 from 2-5pm with a service held at 5pm all at DeFiore Funeral Home-10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Donald was born April 20, 1949 the son of Joseph and Dorothy Templeton. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam war. He worked as a chauffeur in the Chicago and surrounding areas. He was dedicated to his clients and had long lasting relationships with many of them. He will be remembered for his pursuit of a deal or a bargain, his “found” treasures, gadgets, puzzles and little tricks with kids. He enjoyed spending time with his family, friends and his dogs and was a kid at heart. He was a loving brother, son, uncle and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his sisters, Donna M. Armstrong, Diana L. Reece(Ed). Uncle to Donna(Mark), Judy (Mike), Jeannine (Mark) and Joseph and by many great nieces and nephews. Don is also survived by Bill and D. J. who thought of him as a grandfather and by Lisa who thought of him as a father.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his fiancé Kathy Schimpf
For further information please call the funeral home at 847-515-8772 or online condolences may be directed to www.defiorefuneral.com
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So sorry for your loss. My deepest sympathies.
So sorry to hear of your loss. He sounded like a very interesting and wonderful family member. Blessings to the family.
So sorry for your loss, prayers for the family
Donna,Diana Our deepest sympathy to you at such a sad time.Donnie will always be remembered.Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your Families
I'm extremely saddened to hear this. My deepest sympathies for his family. You will be missed Donnie T!
We were so sorry to hear of Donalds passing. I remember one time he took Diana clothes shopping and I went with them. We went to Golf Mill, of course in a limousine, and he spent the whole day very patiently watching as his little sister picked out clothes. But that was him, definitely a family man! I know he will be deeply be missed by everyone. Our sympathies go out to all of his family and our hope is that great memories and stories keep him alive. Love to all. Rest in Peace Donnie
Our deepest condolences and prayers in this sad time. God Bless and watch over your family. Stay strong...
Donna and Diana and family, I was so sorry to hear of Donald's passing. I remember all the good times the Templeton's and Bollin's had as kids. The overnighters when our Dad's were are the firehouse and our Mom's (especially Auntie Barbara) telling ghost stories so no one went home. My prayers are with you today. I hope we can talk soon.
We were so sorry to hear of Donald’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with Donna and Diana and the family. We remember a fun time we had years ago when we had a small “farmette” in Wisconsin. He drove Diana and Beatrice out to spend a couple of days. I can’t imagine what the small town people and farmers thought when we stepped out of the limo at the local supermarket! He was good enough to drive a few farm friends of ours to visit other friends. It was a fun weekend. Donald was such a nice person.