Donald Joseph Oswald, age 68, of Waco, unexpectedly passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 surrounded by his family.
He was born in Paso Robles, California to Leonard and Ruth (Vandrovec) Oswald on October 12, 1952.
Donald is survived by his wife, Cynthia; daughter Christie Butler and husband Duane; son Andrew Oswald and his canine companions,Tiffy and Jude; grandson Dalton Butler and wife Logan; granddaughter Delanie Butler; brother Leonard Oswald and wife JoAnn; great-grandson Bowen, sister-in-law Kathy Rossi and husband Wayne; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Patricia Jones.
Per Donald’s request to be cremated, there will be no services.
In lieu of flowers, please donate in his name to Meals on Wheels of Waco.
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Aunt Cynthia, Christie, Andy, and family,
I am so sorry for your loss. I have so many fun and funny memories of Uncle Donny. He always knew how to make people laugh. I know he is at peace with my mom and their parents with the Lord. We love you all, and we are praying for each of you.
Love,
Brandon, Rachel, Titus, Levi, and Hannah
Cynthia, Christie, Andy and all of the family,
My family and I want to extend our deepest sympathy to all of Donald’s family. We are truly sorry to hear of your loss, and we are sending prayers and comforting thoughts your way. May God bless each and everyone of you as he guides you through this difficult time in your lives.
Virginia Kousal and family
So sorry for your loss, sending love to the family.
So sorry for the family’s loss. You are all in our prayers.
Cynthia, Andrew, Christi
Our sincere condolences to each of you. I have so many fond memories of him. He will be missed. I hope and pray that god will give you all the strength to get through this difficult time. Please let us know if there is anything we can do.
I’m so sorry for your loss !! In my thoughts and prayers ❤️
Cynthia💜
My heart breaks for you and your family. Losing a loved one at any time is hard but especially with the times of today. Just know God will give you the strength you need to endure your great loss. Seems not so long ago we graduated from high school. But life as brought us to today. Hold on to your memories they will always be there. I will have you, your family and Donnie in my thoughts and prayers.
Cynthia
You and all your family are in my prayers.
I am so sorry for the sudden loss of your
Precious Donny. So thankful you have your
loving family to help each other through this difficult loss. Sending my love and prayers.
Much love, Jeannie
I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family during this difficult time.
Mrs. Oswald and Andy,
My sincere condolences, he was a wonderful man and the times I knew him he always could make you laugh and had a smile on his face. May God be with you and the family during this time.
Sincere condolences and prayers go to the family in the loss of your loved one.
Patrick Saladino & Debbie Svrcek
I remember Donald from when I had Christie in my campfire group. My thoughts and prayers are with the family in this time of loss. Keeping his memories will help.
I can still remember you and Donnie sitting in the senior lounge. At that time we thought we would live forever. I pray that God will give you the strength to go on with lifes plan. We will all be together again in heaven.
Love Elaine
I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers for the family.
Cynthia, I am so sorry. He was way too young! Love and hugs,
My heart is heavy right now. I love the Oswald’s as my own parents. Every time I saw their name show up on my manifest to Rent I knew I would get a hug and an amazing story about their travels. They went on a trip that at first didn’t seem exciting to Mrs. Oswald but turned out to a awesome time they had on a cargo ship. Soon as they came in smiles lit up my office. I will miss the stories about going to visit Alex in Dallas. Hertz team in Waco are still here for you no matter what. Love ya’ll
My heart is heavy right now. I love the Oswald’s as my own parents. Every time I saw their name show up on my manifest to Rent I knew I would get a hug and an amazing story about their travels. They went on a trip that at first didn’t seem exciting to Mrs. Oswald but turned out to a awesome time they had on a cargo ship. Soon as they came in smiles lit up my office. I will miss the stories about going to visit their son in Dallas. Hertz team in Waco are still here for you no matter what. Love ya’ll
So very sorry for your loss. Lou you and your family will be in my thoughts an prayers. He will be missed. He was a
Great guy I had great times an memories with don. He left an impression on me that I will never forget.
My thoughts and prayers go out to you Cynthia . I know he will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your Family. The two of you always brighten my day when you always came by to say hello when you came to HEB. He sure loved his donuts.
Dear Lou, I don’t know if you will get this or not but we wanted to express our deep sorrow and sympathy for just learning of Donny’s passing. Yesterday, October 23, a photo memory popped up on my phone. It was from 2014 when we were on our Canadian/New England cruise. I was holding not yet 2-year old, Stephen, in Cornerbrook, New Foundland. It brought back great memories of that trip. I did a quick google search and found Donny’s obituary. So very sorry to hear. We talked about that cruise and our Alaska cruise in 2003. What a wonderful time we had; wonderful memories of the sail away out of Vancouver, the Hubbard Glacier, and spending that incredible day touring San Francisco. We have fond memories of your many visits to Baton Rouge, especially when you surprised us on Stephen’s 1st Birthday! Take care and God bless – Mark, Bethany & Stephen