Wth his wife and daughter by his side, Donald R. Berkebile, 87, of Indiana, went to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. Born in Johnstown on July 26, 1935, to the late Ralph and Thelma (Bracken) Berkebile, he was a 1953 graduate of Laura Lamar High School. Don honorably served at Fort Knox, Kentucky in the United States Army, and then in the Pennsylvania National Guard.
Beginning his working career for the A&P grocery store in Indiana, he became the manager of the Blairsville and Derry locations. He then began working for WDAD and WQMU in 1968, that later became Renda Media where he continued to work till this day. Don also drove school bus for STA Transportation from 1998 until 2020.
Don was a Civil War buff, enjoying many trips to various battlefields. He coached and played Coney Island Softball for 25 years and was a season ticket holder for Pitt Football and Basketball. He was a member of the Indiana Eagles, Elks, Moose, Masonic Lodge #313, as well as Graystone Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
Don is survived by his wife of 65 years Arlene (Reefer) Berkebile of Indiana; his children, Robert (Jenny) Berkebile of Culpeper, VA, Lori (Greg) Lezanic of Sarver, and David (Laurie) Berkebile of Lower Burrell; ten grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren with two “on the way;” as well as a brother-in-law John Bain of Homer City.
In addition to his parents, Don was preceded in death by a sister Janice Bain.
Friends will be received by the family on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, from 6-8 PM at the Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana, where a funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 11:.00 AM.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Donald’s name to Four Footed Friends, 220 Beck Road, Indiana PA, 15701 or to the Indiana County Humane Society, 191 Airport Road, Indiana, PA 15701.
To send an online condolence to the family, please visit www.bowserminich.com.
