July 12, 1936-Aug. 4, 2023
Donald Clyde Reinert passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on Aug. 4, 2023. He was 87 years old. Donald was born on July 12, 1936, in Slatington, Pennsylvania, to Amelia and Floyd Reinert. His family lived on the Appalachian Trail and loved foraging for blueberries and enjoying nature. He enjoyed hunting and using driftwood to heat their home.
Donald graduated from high school two years early and went on to graduate from Temple University in electrical engineering. During that time, he met and married his first wife Annette. They went on to have four beautiful children. Annette and Donald moved to California to work on Airplane Simulators, and then to Nevada, where he used his degree to become a data collector and supervisor at the nuclear bomb test sites. Annette passed away at age 50, and his daughter Doreen passed away at age 62.
Donald never lost his love for the outdoors. Much of his later life was spent hiking, fishing and panning for gold, eventually allowing him to meet his beloved wife Patricia. They were married in January 2001. Family was another of Donald’s most important values, and he loved every one of his children and stepchildren.
He is survived by Patricia Wormeck Reinert; three of his children Craig Reinert, Thomas Reinert and Beth Blume; four stepchildren Michael Jacobazzi, Robert Jacobazzi, Janet Price and Erick Jacobazzi; 15 grandchildren and five great-granchildren, his sister and two nieces. He is preceded in death by his parents, his brother Monty and his daughter Doreen Wisdom.
The Reinert family would like to thank all of the nurses and staff at Ovation Assisted Living and Inhabit Hospice that helped care for Donald in his final days.
Arrangements are under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S Bluff St., St. George, 435-673-2454. Family and friends are invited to sign Donald’s online guest book.