Don Wesley Shanholtz

Don W. Shanholtz

January 26, 1931 – May 26, 2025

Don Wesley Shanholtz 94, of Williamsburg, passed away Monday morning, May 26, 2025, at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Roaring Spring.  He was born in Springfield, OH, son of the late John W. and Hazel (Burns) Shanholtz.  On July 9, 1955 he married Norma Jean White in Williamsburg. She preceded him in death on October 13, 2011.

Surviving are two sons: David W. Shanholtz (Julia) and Stephen W. Shanholtz (Chris), both of Williamsburg; eight grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren: and numerous nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by a grandson Joshua; and two sisters: Dorothy Black and Betty Adkins.

Don graduated from Hamlin High School in Hamlin, WV.  He then served during the Korean War in the US Navy as a Boatswain’s Mate Third Class.  Don worked as a Journeyman Mechanic and Electrician for Westvaco, and later retired from the Fonda Group, Williamsburg.  He was a member of the Williamsburg Lions Club and the Williamsburg Alliance Church where he served as an Elder and Sunday School Teacher.  Don also served as a former board member and board President for the Williamsburg School District.

Friends will be received 5-8 pm, Friday, May 30, 2025 at the Williamsburg Alliance Church and from 10 to 11 am, Saturday, May 31, 2025 at the church, where a funeral service will begin at 11 am, Pastor Paul R. Campbell officiating.  Private burial will be held at Royer Cemetery, rural Williamsburg.

Arrangements are by John K. Bolger Funeral Home, Inc., Williamsburg.

Contributions in memory of Don may be given to the Williamsburg Alliance Church, 214 E. Third St., Williamsburg, PA 16693.

Williamsburg Alliance Church
Rural, Williamsburg PA 16693
Tel: 1-814-832-9805