Donald Plaskie

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Donald Leo Plaskie, 67, of St. Louis died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at Forest Park Hospital.

He was born July 4, 1937, in Bristol, Va., son of John H. and Florence Willis Plaskie. He married the former Betty Hunt.

Plaskie worked for the C&O Railroad in Ohio, and then was a service station attendant in St. Louis. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in St. Louis.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from September 1955 to June 1956.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Crystal Nall and Florence Carmona of Sikeston; six sons, John Plaskie of Jackson, Tim, Mike, Donnie and George Plaskie, all of Sikeston, Chuck Plaskie of Piedmont, Mo.; two sisters, Ruth Parker of North Carolina, Betty Boggs of Arnold, Mo.; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by a sister.

Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday. The rosary will be recited at 7:30.

The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson, with the Rev. Leibrecht officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau.