Feb. 11, 1952 - Sept. 24, 2007
SOUTH BEND - Donald C. Skees, 55, of Chillicothe, OH, formerly of South Bend, IN, died following a brief illness at 5:16 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, in the Haller Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Grandview Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from noon until 2 p.m. in the Haller Funeral Home. Don was born February 11, 1952, in South Bend, IN, to the late Charles J. and Betty R. Gregg Skees. He was a graduate of John Adams High School, class of 1971, in South Bend. Don is the proud father of Shawn Skees and his fiancée, Misty Scaggs, both of Chillicothe. Also surviving are his stepchildren, Kaylee Warwick, Cheyenne Au and Skylar Au, all of Chillicothe; brother and sister-in-law, Mike (Mary Jane) Skees; sisters and brothers-in-law, Peggy (Dave) Szymanski and Sharon (Larry) Bates, all of South Bend, IN; nieces Jackie (Dave) Lubelski, who was like a sister to Don, Christine (Danny) Clevenger, Michelle (Jason) Skeels and Heather Szymanski; nephews, Brian Skees and Erik Szymanski, all of South Bend; and special nephews, Richard Birdsall Jr. and Brian Birdsall, both of Chillicothe. Don had worked for Dallas & Mavis/Active USA since 1975. He attended Chillicothe Baptist Church. He was an avid Notre Dame football fan and a NASCAR enthusiast.

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