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2025
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Donald Lines Obituary
Born: July 14, 1931
Died: September 11, 2025
Donald Lee Lines, 94, of Forest Park, IL, previously of Fulton, IL, passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at the Hines Veterans Hospital in Maywood, IL.
A memorial graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in the Fulton Township Cemetery, at Sixth Street and Third Avenue, with lunch following at Interior Antiques, 408 10th Ave.
Donald was born on July 14, 1931, to Josephine Pessman in Fulton, IL. He was educated in the Fulton grade schools, and graduated from Fulton Community High School in 1949.
He was a member of CrossView Church (Second Reformed Church) in Fulton.
Following high school, Donald began working at the Curtis Company in Clinton, IA. In 1952, he joined the Army for 2 years. He played the cornet in the military band in Germany & France.
In 1962 he began working for the Union Pacific Railroad in Clinton, IA. He later moved to Forest Park, and lived there ever since. He was a member of the First Reformed Church of Berwyn. He retired in 1993 from the railroad.
In 2021, he was on the Honor Flight to Washington, DC.
He is survived by a few cousins.
Donald was preceded in death by his mother, Josephine Pessman.
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