Donald M. Alburtus, 81, of Joplin, died Friday, Oct. 25, 1996, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, after a sudden illness.
Mr. Alburtus was born Feb. 26, 1915, in Durand, Mich. He served 30 years in the military, in both the Army and the Air Force. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. In 1961, he retired from the military and joined the Martin-Marietta Corp. in the state of California as a logistics engineer. He worked on several aerospace programs including: Sky Lab, Viking, Titan, and the space shuttle. In 1973, he retired. He moved to Joplin from Denver, Colo., in 1975.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Joplin, where he had served as a deacon. He served on the board of directors of the Joplin Historical Society, was a charter member of the American Astronautic Society, and was a member of the Planetary Society, the Society of Logistics Engineers, the National Rifle Association and Toastmasters' International, and a past member of the Air Force Association.
He married Grace Irene FLEMING/Zoellig on May 20, 1977, in Joplin. She survives. Additional survivors include a stepson, and two stepgrandchildren.
The body has been donated to the University of Missouri Medical School, Columbia.
*Summary of Jasper County News
Perkins family records indicate that Donald Alburtus may have been born to Eulelia Mae Perkins, sister of Mary Arvilla Perkins Alburtus. Eulelia's death certificate indicates that she died of complications after childbirth. Donald was born February 25, 1915 and Eulelia passed away July 3, 1915. Unfortunately, I have been unable to verify a relationship between Eulelia and Donald as of this point in time; however, I have found census records showing that Donald was raised by the Alburtus family, and spent quite a bit of time at the home of his grandfather Richard Perkins.
Mr. Alburtus was born Feb. 26, 1915, in Durand, Mich. He served 30 years in the military, in both the Army and the Air Force. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. In 1961, he retired from the military and joined the Martin-Marietta Corp. in the state of California as a logistics engineer. He worked on several aerospace programs including: Sky Lab, Viking, Titan, and the space shuttle. In 1973, he retired. He moved to Joplin from Denver, Colo., in 1975.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Joplin, where he had served as a deacon. He served on the board of directors of the Joplin Historical Society, was a charter member of the American Astronautic Society, and was a member of the Planetary Society, the Society of Logistics Engineers, the National Rifle Association and Toastmasters' International, and a past member of the Air Force Association.
He married Grace Irene FLEMING/Zoellig on May 20, 1977, in Joplin. She survives. Additional survivors include a stepson, and two stepgrandchildren.
The body has been donated to the University of Missouri Medical School, Columbia.
*Summary of Jasper County News
Perkins family records indicate that Donald Alburtus may have been born to Eulelia Mae Perkins, sister of Mary Arvilla Perkins Alburtus. Eulelia's death certificate indicates that she died of complications after childbirth. Donald was born February 25, 1915 and Eulelia passed away July 3, 1915. Unfortunately, I have been unable to verify a relationship between Eulelia and Donald as of this point in time; however, I have found census records showing that Donald was raised by the Alburtus family, and spent quite a bit of time at the home of his grandfather Richard Perkins.
Donald M. Alburtus, 81, of Joplin, died Friday, Oct. 25, 1996, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, after a sudden illness.
Mr. Alburtus was born Feb. 26, 1915, in Durand, Mich. He served 30 years in the military, in both the Army and the Air Force. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. In 1961, he retired from the military and joined the Martin-Marietta Corp. in the state of California as a logistics engineer. He worked on several aerospace programs including: Sky Lab, Viking, Titan, and the space shuttle. In 1973, he retired. He moved to Joplin from Denver, Colo., in 1975.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Joplin, where he had served as a deacon. He served on the board of directors of the Joplin Historical Society, was a charter member of the American Astronautic Society, and was a member of the Planetary Society, the Society of Logistics Engineers, the National Rifle Association and Toastmasters' International, and a past member of the Air Force Association.
He married Grace Irene FLEMING/Zoellig on May 20, 1977, in Joplin. She survives. Additional survivors include a stepson, and two stepgrandchildren.
The body has been donated to the University of Missouri Medical School, Columbia.
*Summary of Jasper County News
Perkins family records indicate that Donald Alburtus may have been born to Eulelia Mae Perkins, sister of Mary Arvilla Perkins Alburtus. Eulelia's death certificate indicates that she died of complications after childbirth. Donald was born February 25, 1915 and Eulelia passed away July 3, 1915. Unfortunately, I have been unable to verify a relationship between Eulelia and Donald as of this point in time; however, I have found census records showing that Donald was raised by the Alburtus family, and spent quite a bit of time at the home of his grandfather Richard Perkins.
Mr. Alburtus was born Feb. 26, 1915, in Durand, Mich. He served 30 years in the military, in both the Army and the Air Force. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. In 1961, he retired from the military and joined the Martin-Marietta Corp. in the state of California as a logistics engineer. He worked on several aerospace programs including: Sky Lab, Viking, Titan, and the space shuttle. In 1973, he retired. He moved to Joplin from Denver, Colo., in 1975.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Joplin, where he had served as a deacon. He served on the board of directors of the Joplin Historical Society, was a charter member of the American Astronautic Society, and was a member of the Planetary Society, the Society of Logistics Engineers, the National Rifle Association and Toastmasters' International, and a past member of the Air Force Association.
He married Grace Irene FLEMING/Zoellig on May 20, 1977, in Joplin. She survives. Additional survivors include a stepson, and two stepgrandchildren.
The body has been donated to the University of Missouri Medical School, Columbia.
*Summary of Jasper County News
Perkins family records indicate that Donald Alburtus may have been born to Eulelia Mae Perkins, sister of Mary Arvilla Perkins Alburtus. Eulelia's death certificate indicates that she died of complications after childbirth. Donald was born February 25, 1915 and Eulelia passed away July 3, 1915. Unfortunately, I have been unable to verify a relationship between Eulelia and Donald as of this point in time; however, I have found census records showing that Donald was raised by the Alburtus family, and spent quite a bit of time at the home of his grandfather Richard Perkins.
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