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Obituary for Cleveland


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Wednesday May 03, 2000

Donald D. Cleveland, 89, passed away Monday, May 1, 2000. He was born in Iowa, August 16, 1910 and moved to Kansas as a small boy. He carried papers and later worked as a typesetter for the Cherryvale Republican. He moved to California, where he worked for the Los Angeles Times for 25 years. He served in the Navy during World War II as a Radar Specialist. After retirement he moved to Los Lunas and later to Albuquerque, where he made many friends at the Senior Center, where he loved to dance. He is survived by a sister, Juanita McLeod of Los Lunas; nieces, Debbie McDonald of Albuquerque, Norma Johnson of Springfield, MO, Sue Beth Coxsey of Joplin, MO, Carol Cleveland of England; and nephews, Jim McLeod of Albuquerque, Richard Humes of Joplin, MO and Christopher Cleveland of England. Donald was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Thelma; and two brothers, Perry and Harold. Memorial services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 6, at Chapel of Sandia Funeral Care, with Pastor Rick Donaho of New Covenant Church, officiating. Sandia Funeral Care, 7601 Wyoming Blvd. NE.