Obituary: Donald L. Mikeska
HOCKESSIN, Del. - Donald L. Mikeska, 90, died on April 4, 2021 in Hockessin, Del. after a brief illness.
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Donald L. Mikeska
HOCKESSIN, Del. – Donald L. Mikeska, 90, died on April 4, 2021 in Hockessin, Del. after a brief illness.
Don was born in New York, N.Y. and raised in Westfield, N.J. with his brother Alan by his parents Dr. L.A. Mikeska and Olga Krepela Mikeska (all predeceased). He graduated from Lafayette College (Allentown, Pa.) in 1952 with a degree in business and Army ROTC. While at Lafayette, then an all-male college, he attended its 1949 St. Valentine’s dance with Easton Hospital School of Nursing (Bethlehem, Pa.) where he met the love of his life, Patricia Donches. They were married in 1952. After a short honeymoon, they headed to Alabama for officers’ training before Don left for the Korean War. He returned a 1st lieutenant and was honorably discharged in 1960. Don was proud of his military service and often