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Donald Wheeler Obituary
Warner, NH - Donald Holmes Wheeler, Jr., 80, of Kearsarge Mountain Road, died January 5, 2026.
He was born in Concord, NH on June 24, 1945 the son of Donald H. and Priscilla R. (Davis) Wheeler while his father was serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
Don attended Warner schools and graduated from Simonds Free High School in Warner, NH in 1963 and joined the US Navy as an aviation electronics technician from 1963-1969. After being discharged he worked for the NH DOT from 1968 to 1969 and attended Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston 1969 to 1971. He had been employed by AT&T Long Lines for 32 years as a Telecommunications Technician and lived in Wilmington, MA and moved back to Warner and worked at the Warner Transfer Station for six years.
Very active in his community, Don was a member of The United Church of Warner. He was a member and Chaplain for the Wilkins-Cloues-Bigelow-Pearson Post #39 American Legion. Don was a 40 year member of the Masonic fraternity, a member and longtime treasurer for Harris Masonic Lodge #91, Master from 2006-2007 and was awarded the Major General John Sullivan Distinguished Service Medal. He was also a member of Horace Chase Lodge #72 in Boscawen and the Scottish Rite. He was Trustee of the Town Cemeteries for Warner, a past board member and recording secretary for the Warner Historical Society and Trustee and Treasurer for the Franklin Simonds Trust. Don was a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) Major McKinley Camp #9 in Lebanon and Past Camp Commander and Treasurer. He was the Dept. of NH Treasurer and a member of the Uniformed Unit of The Sons of Veterans Reserve of the SUVCW and gave living history presentations and enjoyed his annual trip to march in the Remembrance Day parade in Gettysburg, PA.
He is survived by his beloved partner, Janet L. Byers, two sons, Donald H. Wheeler III of Carlisle, MA and Scott M. Wheeler of Clayton, NC; a granddaughter, Adriana Elizabeth Tsang-Wheeler; a sister Carol (Ron) Piroso of Warner, NH; a nephew, Ronald F. Piroso, Jr.; two nieces, Suzanne E.(Scott) Piroso Mele and Deborah L. Piroso Curless and many cousins.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. at The United Church of Warner. Burial will be in New Waterloo Cemetery in the spring.
Memorial contributions may be made to the United Church of Warner, P.O. Box 203, Warner, NH 03278 or to The Pope Memorial SPCA, 94 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH 03301.
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Theresa Doherty
January 22, 2026
Known Don for a short time member of our “family @ from United church of Warner. A very nice man; enjoyed our conversations.RIP
Dennis Scott
January 14, 2026
Condolences to the Family !
Don and I were friends in High School. Simonds Class of 63.
RIP MY OLD FRIEND.
Tom Davis
January 13, 2026
Donnie, although it has been many years since we have seen eachother I still have very vivid memories of the adventures we would have when we would come visit at Winnepauket.
There was the time that we were fishing on the dock for sunfish and you made a cast that caught me in the head. Uncle Don rowed me and my Dad over around the corner to the cottage of a doctor. The doctor removed the embedded hook and sent us on our way.
RIP my cousin.
Edward Cloues
January 12, 2026
Don and I were great friends growing up in Warner. We lived only several houses apart on West Main Street and spent summers in adjacent camps on Lake Winnepauket in Webster where every day was free for an adventure. We always enjoyed each other´s company, and it was a sad day when he left for the Navy. While we saw each other much less in later years since we lived in different places, it was always great fun to connect with Don at the FFF, the lake or walking Main Street in Warner. There are few friendships quite like the ones that begin at your earliest memories and then last a lifetime. Don, yours was a life well lived!
My condolences to Don´s family, who I did not know well except, of course, for his sister Carol who I also grew up with. If anybody has embodied Warner through multiple generations, it has to be Carol, still living in the same house and across the street from the "twins."
Regret that I will be in Texas on the day of Don´s funeral but my thoughts will be with you.
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Joanne Pickard
January 12, 2026
Prayers for you Janet. you and Donny were a great pair. my condolences to you and family. God Bless
Joanne Pickard
January 12, 2026
Prayers to Carol and family .Donny was such a good person. He will be remembered. and he will be missed.
Alberta Snow
January 10, 2026
Don was a classmate at Simonds Free High School back in the 1950's and 60's. My condolences to Carol and all family members.
Alan Piroso
January 9, 2026
Condolences to the Family. I always enjoyed talking with Don,he was a great guy,glad I got to know him.
Rusty Flagg
January 8, 2026
Deep sympathies to Carol and the rest of the families. Many fond memories of my neighbor across the brook.
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