DONALDSON JOHN W. "RED" On Monday, December 15, 2014, age 90, formerly of Middlesex Twp., Valencia. Born in Callery, PA on April 3, 1924, he was the son of the late Richard E. and Florence M. Monahan Donaldson. Red had been a Machine Shop Superintendant for Heppenstall Company in Pittsburgh for 33 years and later worked as a clerk for Pfeifer Hardware in Mars until he was age 83 and enjoyed interacting with customers and co-workers. He loved his family dearly and especially enjoyed his great-grandchildren who made him laugh and smile everytime he saw them. He also enjoyed golfing with his son. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Bakerstown, the Corinthean Lodge #573 in Pittsburgh and the Syria Temple and Consistory. Red had been a Staff Sgt. in the U.S. Army during World War II. Surviving is his son, John W. Donaldson, II and his wife, Betty, of Freedom; his grandchildren, Justin Donaldson and his wife, Denise and Adam Donaldson and his wife, Jenny; and his great-grandchildren, Teresa Ann, Isaac Marcus, Abby Lynn and Luke Adam. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 65 years, Violet M. Wolfarth Donaldson, who he married on November 17, 1945 and who died on June 14, 2011; and his siblings, George, James, Florence and Richard. Friends will be received at the MCDONALD-AEBERLI FUNERAL HOME, INC. 238 Crowe Ave., Mars, PA on Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. Funeral Services will be private. Burial will be in Lakewood Memorial Gardens, Indiana Twp., PA. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Directions and condolences are available at: www.mcdonald-aeberli.com Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb