ELIzABETHVILLE • Former grocery store owner Donald E. “Dapper” Sauve, formerly of Elizabethville, Pa., passed away Wednesday Aug. 14, 2019. He was born Dec. 28, 1941, in Northampton, N.Y., to the late Gerald V. and Eva M. Gruet Sauve. He was an Army veteran and a member of St. Christopher Lutheran Church, Lykens; Millersburg Moose; Lykens Chamber of Commerce; and retired director of Mid Penn Bank and former owner of Don’s Food Rite. He enjoyed his race car, serving his community and was an avid Packers and Dodgers fan. Don is survived by his wife, Doris J. Bowers Sauve; daughters: Carla J. and husband Larry Martz, Jill C. and husband Doug Challenger, and Amy L. and husband Kevin Laudenslager; sisters: Geraldine, Patricia and Sirka; grandchildren: Curtis, Nick, Colton, Emily and Colin; great-grandchildren: Jordyn, Lilly, Kaitlyn, Karly and Kamryn. In addition to his parents, Don was preceded in death by a brother Clarence; a sister Barbra; and a brother Roger. Services were held Aug. 20, 2019, at St. Christopher Lutheran Church, 635 North Second St., Lykens, Pa. 17048. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Don’s name may be made to his church at the above address or to the Lykens Community Development, Lykens Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 202, Lykens, PA 17048. John R. Shultz Funeral Home, Lykens, was entrusted with the arrangements. To sign the guest book, visit jrshultzfuneralhome.com
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