by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB
Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: MONDAY, April 12, 1993 TAG: 9304120140 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C2 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: DUBLIN LENGTH: Medium
OBIT RASNAKE, SILAS MCDONALD
RASNAKE, Silas McDonald, 66, of Dublin, died Sunday morning, April 11, 1993, in Radford Community Hospital. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Air Force and the Navy. He was retired from Hercules, Inc. in Radford as an instrument foreman. He was a member of Dublin Presbyterian Church, serving as a former deacon and a former Sunday school superintendent. He was a member of the Dublin Lions Club, serving as Past President, a member of the board of directors and chairman of the Flea Market and Craft Show Committees. Mr. Rasnake was a recent recipient of the "Melvin Jones Fellowship Award," which is given to a select number of Lions for their dedicated and humanitarian services by the Lions Club International Foundation. He was the president of Dublin Recreation Corporation and coached little league baseball and basketball for 15 years. He is survived by his wife, Ann Hawley Rasnake; two sons, Randy Rasnake of N. Ridgeville, Ohio, and Joe Rasnake and his wife, Valerie of Dublin; two daughters, Donna R. Duncan of Blacksburg, Sandy R. Burns and her husband, Charles of Bolingbrook, Ill.; one sister, Mrs. James S. (Edith) Thompson of Radford; two nephews, James S. Thompson Jr. and Jeffrey Thompson; one niece, Mrs. Carl (Nancy) Bailey of Cleveland, Va. Also surviving are eight grandchildren. The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Dublin Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. Victor Scott and Rev. Manson Tate. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home in Radford. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Dublin Recreation Corporation, Box 391, Dublin, Va. 24084. DeVilbiss Funeral Home in Radford is in charge of arrangements.