Donald Charles "Donnie" Burger, 62, of Dunbar, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 after a sudden illness at CAMC- General Division. He died peacefully surrounded by loved ones at his bedside.

Donald was born on August 22, 1954 in Charleston to the late Charles G. and Hilda V. Burger of Dunbar.

Donald was a lifelong resident of Dunbar and was a 1972 graduate of Dunbar High School. He continued his education and graduated from WV State University in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in Architectural Technology. Donald was a retiree of Union Carbide and Dow Chemical after 29 years of service where he was a designer of instrumentation and control systems. After retirement, Donald continued working for various engineering firms for Bayer Crop Science and DuPont.

Donald was well respected by his peers and colleagues for his attention to details and strong work ethic. He had beautiful penmanship and was quite artistically talented. He recently helped his nephew with a school project, drawing the structures of the brain on a model head.

Donald was a devoted family man who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. His hobby was tinkering around the house working on various projects and making improvements. He had a real interest in electrical work; he was always adding wiring and outlets. Whenever he was laid off from work he became a wonderful househusband. He liked to stay busy and spent a lot of time at Lowe's.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his youngest daughter, Lorrie Elizabeth Fenn (March 15, 2013).

Donald is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Nannette Gray Burger; daughter, Stephanie R. Dingess; sister, Margaret (Bryan) Spurlock and their sons, Benjamin and Adam all of Dunbar, brother , Thomas Burger, niece, Charlee Young; and two special furbabies, Lucy (cat) and Bailey(dog).

The family would like to thank the ER doctors at CAMC-General and other staff members for their quick response and compassion on Saturday night. They would also like to thank the NSICU staff, Jan, Shane, Jason, Dr. Yella, Dr. Schmidt and others for their compassion, comfort, patience and support as we had to make a most difficult decision. You comforted and supported us; gave us time to say our good-byes. We will be forever grateful for making a difficult time bearable.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 9, at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar with the Rev. Dr. Okey Harless officiating. Burial will follow in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens.

Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Heart Association, 162 Court Street, Charleston, WV 25301, The Ronald McDonald House 910 Pennsylvania Avenue, Charleston, WV 25302, or the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association, 1248 Greenbrier St., Charleston, WV 25311.