Donald Billman Stabler 
M, (23 December 1908 - 30 December 1997)
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- 9th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
6th great-grandson of Hans Stäbler
6th great-grandson of Hans Peter Walz
Donald Billman Stabler was born on 23 December 1908. He was the son of George William Stabler and Etta Mae Billman. Donald Billman Stabler first married, at age 25, Catherine Mae Heuther, daughter of Robert Heuther, on Thursday, 22 November 1934 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, by the Reverend Benjamin Lotz.1 Donald Billman Stabler and Catherine Mae Heuther were divorced in 1945. Donald Billman Stabler married a second time Dorothy L. Witwer, daughter of Ralph Witwer and Grace [—?—], in 1952.2 Donald Billman Stabler died on 30 December 1997 at Miami Heart Institute, Bal Harbour, Miami-Dade County, Florida, at age 89 years and 7 days.3,2 He was buried on 6 January 1998 in the East Harrisburg Cemetery, located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.3
He was CEO Stabler Companies. He Don has a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering, after which he stated working for Muma in 1932 for $15.00 per week. In 1940 he started his own road construction company and is currently the head of 12 separate companies and about 16,000 employee. He is a loyal Republican.
The Patriot, Harrisburg, PA, Friday December 27, 1985:
Donald B. Stabler, president of Stabler Companies Inc., has been given the 'Rebuilding America' award by CIT Corp. of New Jersey. The award recognizes individuals who work to inform people about deteriorating conditions of the nation's roads, brdges, water systems and public facilities.
Williamsport Local Paper:
Donald B. Stabler, 89, of Harrisburg, a Williamsport native, died Tuesday, December 30, 1997, at the Miami Heart Institute, Bal Harbour, FL. He and his wife, the former Dorothy L. Witwer, observed their 45th wedding anniversary August 10, 1997. He was chairman and chief executive officer of Stabler Companies Inc. and its associated companies. A graduate of Lehigh University, his career in highway construction began in 1940. Under his leadership, Stabler Companies Inc. grew to 11 corporation with more than 1,200 employees. A philanthropist, the Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation was established to benefit educational, religious and other charitable causes. He was born December 23, 1908. Surviving, besides his wife, are a daughter, Beverly Anne Stabler of Rockwood, TN and a sister, Peggy Harper of Englewood, CO. The funeral will be at Faith Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg, PA. Interment will be in the family mausoleum at East Harrisburg Cemetery. Donald Billman Stabler lived at.
The obituary for Dorothy L. Witwer on 24 February 2005 in the Dayton Daily News, printed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, listed Donald Billman Stabler as her deceased husband.2
He was CEO Stabler Companies. He Don has a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering, after which he stated working for Muma in 1932 for $15.00 per week. In 1940 he started his own road construction company and is currently the head of 12 separate companies and about 16,000 employee. He is a loyal Republican.
The Patriot, Harrisburg, PA, Friday December 27, 1985:
Donald B. Stabler, president of Stabler Companies Inc., has been given the 'Rebuilding America' award by CIT Corp. of New Jersey. The award recognizes individuals who work to inform people about deteriorating conditions of the nation's roads, brdges, water systems and public facilities.
Williamsport Local Paper:
Donald B. Stabler, 89, of Harrisburg, a Williamsport native, died Tuesday, December 30, 1997, at the Miami Heart Institute, Bal Harbour, FL. He and his wife, the former Dorothy L. Witwer, observed their 45th wedding anniversary August 10, 1997. He was chairman and chief executive officer of Stabler Companies Inc. and its associated companies. A graduate of Lehigh University, his career in highway construction began in 1940. Under his leadership, Stabler Companies Inc. grew to 11 corporation with more than 1,200 employees. A philanthropist, the Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation was established to benefit educational, religious and other charitable causes. He was born December 23, 1908. Surviving, besides his wife, are a daughter, Beverly Anne Stabler of Rockwood, TN and a sister, Peggy Harper of Englewood, CO. The funeral will be at Faith Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg, PA. Interment will be in the family mausoleum at East Harrisburg Cemetery. Donald Billman Stabler lived at.
The obituary for Dorothy L. Witwer on 24 February 2005 in the Dayton Daily News, printed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, listed Donald Billman Stabler as her deceased husband.2
Child of Donald Billman Stabler and Catherine Mae Heuther
Last Edited=13 Mar 2011
Citations
- [S1] RD #3, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, 17740 Zella E. Stabler and (570) 323-1954, Scrapbook of: newspaper clippings containing births, marriages and obituaries; Memorial Service Cards; and personal note (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).
- [S721] Dorothy L. Stabler obituary, Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio, 24 February 2005. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.legacy.com/dayton/LegacyHome.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S1] RD #3, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, 17740 Zella E. Stabler and (570) 323-1954, Scrapbook of: newspaper clippings containing births, marriages and obituaries; Memorial Service Cards; and personal note, Obituary.