Donald Dennis, Jr

Donald Dennis, Jr., 48, of Moro, Ill., passed away at 1:05 p.m. Monday, July 6, 2015 at Christian Hospital Northeast in St. Louis, Mo. Born June 13, 1967 in Owosso, Mich., he was a son of Donald Dennis, Sr. and Joette (Jelinek) Dennis, both of Ovid, Mich. He served in the U.S. Army for 15 years and continued civil service, then retired. He married Bella Vergara April 9, 1996 in Vicenza, Italy. She survives.

In addition to his wife and parents, also surviving are his 2 children, Steven Dennis and Samantha Dennis, both of Moro; a brother, Eddie Dennis of Ovid; a sister, Tonya (Brent) Heyer of DeWitt, Mich.; and a niece and nephew, Jacob and Jenna Heyer of DeWitt.

The family will receive friends from 4-8 pm Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the Houghton Chapel of Osgood Funeral Homes with a Mass of Christian burial at 11:00 am, Monday, July 13, 2015 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Ovid, MI followed by burial with military honors at Middlebury Cemetery.