Donald O. Castle, Jr., 72, St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021.
He was born on March 8, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio to Donald O. Castle, Sr. and Mary Ann (Taylor) Castle.
As a member of a US Air Force family, he lived in Ankara, Turkey, Washington D.C. and Oslo, Norway, where he attended the World Boy Scout Jamboree and attained the rank of Eagle Scout before moving back to St. Joseph in 1963.
Don graduated from Central High School in 1967 where he was a member of the ROTC. He enlisted in the US Air Force in 1967 and served for 5 years in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam and Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
He worked for Walnut Woods in St. Joseph for many years and traveled with their softball team in country wide tournaments. Don was an avid crossword puzzle solver.
Don was preceded in death by his father.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Ann Castle of St. Joseph; sister, Susan Castle Kimberlin of Wilton Manors, Florida; brother, Doug Castle (Donna) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; sister, Candace Castle of St. Joseph; niece, Becky Castle Miller of Wheaton, Illinois; nephew, Zach Castle, on assignment at the US Embassy in the country of Georgia; nephew, Daniel Castle, instructor at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Farewell Services will be scheduled at a later date. Inurnment at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Disabled American Veterans at www.dav.org.
