Mark Gerald Donaldson, 59, of Pennington passed away Tuesday August 14th at the Masonic Village in Burlington. Born in Princeton, NJ, he had resided in Pennington before moving to the Masonic Village in Burlington. A graduate of Rutgers University, he was a member of Nassau Presbyterian Church and Trenton-Cyrus Lodge #5 in Pennington. He worked at the Pennington Market in the Catering Dept. for many years, and was loved and respected by many who knew him. Mark was a licensed hot air balloon pilot in his younger years, and later he developed a special interest in studying and discussing civil war history.
He is survived by his parents, G. Gerald Donaldson Jr. and Marilyn Judge Donaldson, two brothers, Todd W. Donaldson and Scott D. Donaldson, a sister-in-law, Christine A. Donaldson, two nieces Jade N. and Brooke A. Donaldson, and a nephew, Jack E. G. Donaldson.
Funeral services will be held Monday August 20th 11:00 a.m. at the Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 08542. The viewing will be Sunday August 19th from 6-8 p.m. with Masonic services at 7p.m. at the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, 2560 Pennington Rd, Pennington. The burial will be private in Highland Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Trenton-Cyrus Foundation, PO Box 55, Pennington, NJ 08534 or the Donaldson Scholarship Fund at the Hun School of Princeton, 176 Edgerstoune Road, Princeton, NJ 08540. Condolences are welcome at www.wilsonapple.com.
