Donald Charles Schroff was born on 6 May 1919 in Anaheim, Orange, California.
2,3 He and
Ona May Ruth McCabe were married on 26 June 1942 in King County, Washington.
1 He died on 25 December 2008, at age 89.
2 He was buried in Riverside National Cemetery (45A. 3167), Riverside, Riverside, California.
US Army-WWII. Donald Charles Schroff was an Orchard Care/ Truck Driver/Heavy Equipment Mechanic.
4 Donald Charles Schroff, 89, died Dec. 25, 2008, in hospice care.
Born May 6, 1919, in Anaheim, he was a 20 year resident of Yucaipa.
He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. Schroff was in the orchard care business with his father in Orange County and was a heavy equipment mechanic for Wallace Tractor as well as a truck driver for Home Oil Company.
He retired in 1988.
He was a stalwart member of the Yucaipa Christian Church for 20 years, who was raised in the Free Methodist Church.
Schroff loved his family and had a passion for gardening.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Ruth Schroff of Yucaipa; three sons, Jim Schroff and Dan Schroff of Riverside and John Schroff of Redlands; daughter Susan Vednor of Villa Park; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren with one more on the way.
Memorial services will be held in January at the Yucaipa Christian Church.