Donald William Mole

1927 - 2023

INDIAN LAND - Donald William Mole was born Feb. 23, 1927, in Rochester, N.Y., the son of James William "Bill" Mole and Winnifred "Min" Churchfield Mole.

He died peacefully at home in Indian Land on Sept. 16, 2023, aged 96.5 years.

Don had three children from his first marriage to Joyce Morrison Mole: Ellen (Alan Rosenthal) of Toronto, Carol McKee (Steve) of Charlotte, N.C., and Bruce (Emily) of Whittier, Calif. He is also survived by four grandchildren: Lindsey McKee (Calvin Chung), Neil McGillivray, David McKee and Annie McGillivray.

Don had two big passions in life: tennis, which he learned in high school, where he was on the Charlotte High School tennis team; and piping, which he took up after leaving the Army in the late 1940s. He was pipe major of the Rochester Clan MacNaughton Pipe Band in the 1950s to early 1960s, and taught the TJ Connor Pipe Band in Scottsville, N.Y., for many years in the 1960s and 1970s.

He co-founded Aldon Chemicals in Avon, N.Y., in the early 1960s, and retired from it in the early 1990s.

He and his second wife, Shirley, moved to Sag Harbor, N.Y., in 1997, then to Indian Land in 2012. Shirley predeceased him in March 2020.

At his request, he is being cremated and his ashes will be scattered in a private family ceremony.

In lieu of flowers or donations, please simply remember Don fondly and enjoy a tennis match or a bagpipe tune or two.

Lancaster Funeral Home in Lancaster is providing services.