Donald William Follstaedt fell asleep peacefully in Jesus on December 1, 2021.  Don is the son of the late John P. and Marie (Kroneberg) Follstaedt, born on May 14, 1936, at the family home in Hannahstown, PA.

Don graduated from Butler High School, Butler, Pennsylvania, in 1954, and continued his education with a 5-year Armco scholarship for engineering at the University of Cincinnati.  During that time, he co-oped at Armco in Butler.  Graduating in 1959, Don continued on at the Butler Armco plant until being transferred to Middletown, Ohio, in 1961.  On May 11, 1963, he married Carol Reynolds in Middletown.  Don retired from Armco (AK) Steel in 1997 after 42 years.

Don loved working outdoors, especially in his gardens, and indoors, especially with woodworking.  His family uses and displays many of his special projects. He participated in several sports including the Armco Research baseball team, an Armco golf league, and a church bowling league. He also enjoyed traveling, especially to visit family.

Those that know him know that Don's life and choices were, most importantly, a faithful and unwavering witness to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Upon moving to Middletown, he immediately found a church home at Messiah Lutheran Church. His dedicated service started by helping them build their new sanctuary in 1964 and continued for 42 years in various capacities, but notably as financial secretary and elder. Family devotions and church involvement, especially worship, were the priorities of his vocation as husband and father.  The Lord blessed him with a wife, children, and grandchildren that found much joy in sharing this faith with him. His service from 2004 until his death was at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Don is survived by his wife of 58 years, Carol Reynolds Follstaedt, and their three children: Deborah (Charles) St-Onge of Montreal, Canada; Ann (Michael) Smith of Franklin, Ohio; and Pamela (Brent) Adams of Cincinnati, Ohio; grandchildren, Olivia and Sophia St-Onge and Trinity Adams; sisters: Elaine (Dennis) Gaiser of Petrolia, Pennsylvania, and Marilyn (Carl) Schubert of Irvine, California; brother: Gene (Norma) Follstaedt of Urbana, Ohio, and several nieces and nephews.

Don is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Wayne Follstaedt and Ken Follstaedt.

Visitations will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2021 at the Chapel at Mount Pleasant, 225 Britton Lane, Monroe, Ohio 45050, and again on Saturday December 11, 2021 from 10 AM until the service at 11 AM. Interment follows in Woodside Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 11981 Pippin Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45231. Arrangements by the Oswald Hoskins Funeral Home, Lebanon.