1916
Donald
2015
Donald Kensler
August 4, 1916 — September 17, 2015
Rev. Donald J Kensler stepped into the presence of Jesus September 17, 2015. Donald was a loving husband, devoted father, grandfather and great-grandfather who will be greatly missed. He was born August 4, 1916 in Van Wert, Ohio.
Mr. Kensler was an Engineer on the New York Central Railroad during the 1940's. He resigned in 1950, moving his family to Greensboro, North Carolina to attend Bible School preparing for the ministry. In North Carolina, he pastored New Hope Friends, Summerfield Friends Church and Rock Hill Friends Churches.
He was ordained as a minister in 1959 in the Evangelical Friends Conference and moved to Mathews County, Va. to pastor Peniel Friends Church. In 1965, he moved back to Ohio to pastor Urbana Friends Church until his retirement in 1981. After retiring, he and his wife managed Camp Gideon in Mechanicsville, Ohio for the Friends Conference from 1986 until 1991 when they moved back to Mathews where they became involved in New Point Friends Church, Hands Across Mathews, and the Mathews Ministerial Association.
Preceding Mr. Kensler in death were his wife of 75 years, Georgia Mae Reams, his parents, Fred and Mattie Kensler and three brothers, Charles, Clifford and Orville and his sister, Isabelle Kensler.
He is survived by his four children, Shirley Faison (Bob) of Newport News; Carole Martin (Pat) of Williamsburg; Fred Kensler (Linda) of Zanesfield, Ohio; and Jean Hall (Donnie) of Mathews. He also leaves 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren, 7 step-grandchildren, 22 step great-grandchildren and 1 step great-great-grandchild.
Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 pm on Sunday, September 20, 2015 in Central United Methodist Church, Mathews, Va. Interment will be in H. C. Smithers Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the Service on Sunday at the Church.
Mr. Kensler was an Engineer on the New York Central Railroad during the 1940's. He resigned in 1950, moving his family to Greensboro, North Carolina to attend Bible School preparing for the ministry. In North Carolina, he pastored New Hope Friends, Summerfield Friends Church and Rock Hill Friends Churches.
He was ordained as a minister in 1959 in the Evangelical Friends Conference and moved to Mathews County, Va. to pastor Peniel Friends Church. In 1965, he moved back to Ohio to pastor Urbana Friends Church until his retirement in 1981. After retiring, he and his wife managed Camp Gideon in Mechanicsville, Ohio for the Friends Conference from 1986 until 1991 when they moved back to Mathews where they became involved in New Point Friends Church, Hands Across Mathews, and the Mathews Ministerial Association.
Preceding Mr. Kensler in death were his wife of 75 years, Georgia Mae Reams, his parents, Fred and Mattie Kensler and three brothers, Charles, Clifford and Orville and his sister, Isabelle Kensler.
He is survived by his four children, Shirley Faison (Bob) of Newport News; Carole Martin (Pat) of Williamsburg; Fred Kensler (Linda) of Zanesfield, Ohio; and Jean Hall (Donnie) of Mathews. He also leaves 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren, 7 step-grandchildren, 22 step great-grandchildren and 1 step great-great-grandchild.
Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 pm on Sunday, September 20, 2015 in Central United Methodist Church, Mathews, Va. Interment will be in H. C. Smithers Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the Service on Sunday at the Church.
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