Donald R. Lansing, Vietnam War Veteran, Dies At 66

Courtesy of Colonial Funeral Home:

Donald R. Lansing, 66, of Point Pleasant, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Ocean Medical Center in Brick.

Don was a lifelong resident of Point Pleasant. He worked as a logistics expert for the United States Government at Fort Monmouth in Eatontown. He served in the United States Army Air Force during the Vietnam War.

Don was a member and past Commander of the VFW Post #5698 in Brick and a member of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Ocean and Monmouth Counties. He loved karaoke and gardening, and was a talented guy who could do and fix anything.

Don is survived by three sisters, Ruth Winder and her husband Edward of Brick; Diana Pagdon of Point Pleasant; and Deborah Quinn and her husband Keith of Scotch Plains; two nieces and one nephew, Stephanie DeNicolo, Kerri Quinn, and Sean Quinn; and his grandnieces and grandnephews Joshua, Emily, and Ashley DeNicolo and Aidan Quinn.

Visiting hours will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at the Colonial Funeral Home, 2170 Highway 88, Brick. A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home, followed by interment at the Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, NJ. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.colonialfuneralgroup.com.