Donald 'Don' Troglio

MARK — Donald L. “Don” Troglio, 81, of Mark died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago.

Don was born on Nov. 21, 1933, in Mark to Peter and Violet (Calzia) Troglio. He married Angeline Brejc on June 22, 1957, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Peru.

He attended Mark Grade School and graduated from Hopkins High School in 1951. Don was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1953 and discharged in 1955.

Don worked at Westclox in the drafting room as a machine designer, advancing to head of automation design for Talley Industries. He retired from Mennie’s Machine as head engineer. While at Mennie’s he, John Mennie and Larry Zielinski designed a method for diversity packaging and were awarded a patent for the method and machine.

Don was active in the community, volunteering whenever asked. He was the clerk for the Granville Township Board, a member of Sacred Heart Holy Name Society, American Legion Post 180, a founding member and treasurer of Putnam County Ambulance Service, a volunteer with the Mark Fire Department, and was the driving force to secure the helicopter and complete the Veteran's Memorial in time for Mark's centennial celebration. As a member of Woodcrafters Unlimited, he designed a template and helped make more than 2,000 sets of Braille blocks for the Hadley School for the Blind.

Don is survived by his wife, Angeline; two sons, Donald (Rose Folger) Troglio and Kevin (Sandy) Troglio; three grandchildren, Jennifer (Rob) Spratt, Gwen (Joe) King and Daniel (Holly) Troglio; five great-grandchildren, Margaret and Dylan Spratt, Eli and Sean King, and Ava Troglio; one brother, James (Patricia) Troglio; one sister Rita (Gerald) Studzinski; a brother and sister-in-law, Doug (Lois) Swanson; a brother-in-law, Don Ragogna; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Violet Troglio; a sister and brother-in-law, Marilyn (Louis) Miroux; and a sister-in-law, Mary Ragogna.

A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Patrick DeMeulemeester officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery with full military rites conducted by members of the Granville American Legion and VFW.

Visitation was from 4 to 8 p.m., with the Rosary recited at 4 p.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel, Granville, with additional visitation from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7.

Pallbearers will be John Mennie, Dan Troglio, Bill Lenkaitis, Dugan Rosalini, Rob Spratt, Joe King, Jerry Lenkaitis and Al Cioni.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed to the Putnam County Community Center or the donor’s choice.

Online condolences may be made to Don's family at www.dcfunerals.com.