Donald Lee Charnon, Sr. (lovingly referred to as “The Don”) of Cleveland Wisconsin passed away on July
19, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.
Don was born in Racine Wisconsin on September 5, 1934 to Francis and Ann Charnon. He married
Sandra Lee Baird on July 27, 1957. Don was a butcher all of his life and cherished his award-winning
garden of vegetables and fruit. Don was also an avid hunter and fisherman believing it wasn’t a vacation
unless you were doing one of the two. The best times he had was when he took his children on his
hunting and fishing trips. Don also enjoyed playing sheepshead and golf and participated in a golf
league for 60 years.
Don is survived by his wife Sandra; children, Donald Jr (Trish), Michael (Lori), Brian and Wendy;
grandchildren, Erin, Lystra, Christa, Jacob, Jesse, Mia, Murphy and Noah; step grandchildren, Morgan
and Mitchel; great grandchildren, Ember and Rhema; nephews, Rich and Jeffrey (Nitta); extended family
members Richard (EO) and Diane Anderson, and many hunting and fishing buddies.
Don was proceeded in death by his parents, and brothers Fr. Allen Charnon and Francis (Butch) Charnon.
The outpouring of love and support during this difficult time has been greatly appreciated. As Don
prepared his family for his next journey, he shared, “you can’t live forever and I have done and seen
everything I ever wanted to.”
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, July 24, 2020 at Zimmer’s Westview Funeral and Cremation
Care Center (Hwy 42& JJ, Howards Grove) from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Please visit
www.zimmerfuneralhome.com to leave online condolences. Safe distancing and masks will be required.
The family would like to thank Aurora Home Hospice caregivers and Dr. Jonathon Yetter for their kind
and compassionate care during this time.
A memorial fund has been established in Don’s name for the Aurora at Home Hospice.
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