Donald C. Orth – Casey Family Options Funerals & Cremations, LLC

Donald C. Orth, age 84, of Kenosha passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at his home with his loving wife by his side. Don was born on July 1, 1936 in Kenosha to Harry and Julia (Bonk) Orth. He graduated in 1954 from St. Catherine’s High School and later from Gateway Technical Institute. Don served the United States Army in Korea from 1956 until his honorable discharge in 1958. He married Elvira Klausch on August 3, 1979 in Kenosha. Don worked for 10 years at AMC followed by over 30 years at the Kenosha News, retiring in 2000 as the Classified Advertising Manager. He was the chairman of the Kenosha County Crime Stoppers for over 20 years. Don also served on the board of the Kenosha Library, the Boys and Girls Club, the Kenosha Civic Parade Committee and was involved in many other local organizations throughout his life. Don was a proud member of The Korean War Veterans SE Wisconsin Chapter #227. He enjoyed reading the newspaper, gardening, woodworking and watching the Packers and the Cubs.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Virginia Wawiorka, Margaret Gadwell and Dorothy Sadowski and two brothers, Harry and Robert Orth.

Don is survived by his wife of over 40 years, Elvira; three children, Donald (Lisa), Cathy and Andrew (Jennifer) Orth; four grandchildren, Nicholas (Gabrielle), Timothy, Hannah and Jacob Orth; his sister, Eileen Carls as well as many nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

Special thanks to Dr. Joshi, Ann, Jackie, Sherry and Marla at St. Catherine’s Kidney Center.

In accordance with Don’s wishes, no public services were held.

Thoughts for Donald C. Orth;

Bob Thomas says:

September 20, 2020 at 7:35 am

Please accept our warmest condolences, we are deeply sorry for your loss.

Fred & Kathy Ricker says:

September 20, 2020 at 8:38 pm

Our prayers are with you Ellie and the Orth family at this sad time. We’ll remember Don as always upbeat with a smile and sincere greeting every time we saw him. He was a wonderful man who gave back to the community and was thoughtful of his friends. And we can’t forget his softball career as our stellar pitcher. Please accept our condolences. Don will be missed, but his spirit will always be with us.