Donald W. Stiner, Sr., 91, of Main Township died at his home on May 6,2026 while surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 8, 1935, in Susquehanna, PA to Cyril and Vera (Kressler) Stiner.

During high school in Wilmington, Delaware, he learned autobody repair – which he used throughout his life – and graduated from Ramsey High School, Ramsey New Jersey in 1953. While in New Jersey, Don became proficient in home-repairs and woodworking; and worked at Ford Motor Company, Toyota, and Gardner Denver in compressor sales and service.

Drafted into the Army in 1958, Don was assigned to the Pentagon motor pool in Arlington, Virginia as the operator of an olive drab 1956 Chevrolet sedan where he transported a range of people including government couriers wherever they needed to be taken. Often Don would be assigned to funeral detail, taking families to Arlington Cemetery and providing transportation service for the families throughout the day.

Throughout his career, Don’s first and most fulfilling job experience was as a machine operator evaluating new discs for bearings at American Brake Shoe Bearing Engineering Division. He studies Special Education at Bloomsburg College but became interested in industrial service and sales. His job as a Sales Manager Product Specialist for Worthington Compressor Co. Westfield, MA enabled him to travel to cities across the country.

One of Don’s early special projects was the restoration of an 1890 Landau horse-drawn cab from New York City. Despite having no formal woodworking training, Don created solid chairs, end tables, dry sinks, bookcases, ducks, clocks, and anything else. Raised under a famer’s background – in which it was necessary to make do – Don improved his woodworking skills out of necessity. Always admiring fine antiques, but unable to afford them, he made replicas and created pieces which combined ideas from a variety of places. He could often be seen walking into furniture stores with a tape measure in his pocket, and walking out with the details and measurements locked in his sharp and vivid memory. When in Westfield, MA, Don declared that if he won the lottery, he would move back to Bloomsburg, open a sawmill, and do the things he liked to do the best.

Don moved back to Bloomsburg with his son, Donald Jr. After Jr graduated from Vo Tech, the two of them agreed to start an air compressor business. Together, Columbia Compressor built, serviced, and sold parts for air compressors for many local businesses for 43 years. Their customers were special to them.

Throughout his life, Don – a man of many talents – pursued and developed his interests. He built two new homes and remodeled others. He loved antique farm machinery and owned a red backhoe and yellow bulldozer. He monitored blue birds, and constructed boxes which they used to build nests resulting in enhancement of our local blue bird population. Although he did not win the lottery, he did become an owner of an antique American Sawmill #1; harvested trees and cut boards for building and projects.

Don and his wife, Barbara, enjoyed annual trips to the Outer Banks, NC, and Maine. They also travelled to historical areas of the US, visited Alaska, Hawaii, Austria, and Hungary, and cruised Bermuda and the Southern Caribbean.

Don enjoyed frequenting local Bloomsburg restaurants for breakfast. Getting together with his sons, daughter-in-law, and granddaughters for meals prepared at home or at a restaurant was always an enjoyable highlight of his day.

Don is survived by his wife Barbara of 36 years; stepson Kenneth Dunlap, daughter-in-law Angelina Morris, granddaughters Grace, Colleen, and Honor; his beloved pups, Tashi and Fred; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Frank and Donna Martinek; sister-in-law Carol Martinek; nieces and nephews Rob, Ron, April, Jody, Kathy. Sisters Diane Danbeck, Cecile Stiner, Christa (Ray Garrett) Stiner, and niece and nephews Laura, David, and Alex; as well as multiple cousins.

Donald was predeceased by his parents Cyril and Vera (Kressler) Stiner, son Donald W. Stiner Jr., and daughter Carolyn Bodensteiner Meyer.

As one of Don’s friends said, Don was one of the kindest men he ever met. Don will be remembered for all those wonderful stories he would tell. May you rest in peace our son, husband, father, grandfather, relative, friend. You lived a life worth living.

In keeping with Don’s wishes, he will be cremated, and services will be private. A father and son Celebration of Life to share our stories of Donald Sr. and Donald Jr., our Columbia Compressor guys, will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2026, from 11:00 am to 3:00pm at The Links at Hemlock Creek, 55 Williamsburg Blvd. Bloomsburg, PA. The Allen Funeral Home, 745 Market St. Bloomsburg, is honored to be serving the Stiner Family.

Memorial contributions in Don’s name are suggested to Compassus Hospice, 575 Montour Boulevard Suite 1, Bloomsburg, PA 17815; Bloomsburg Public Library, 225 Market Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815; or an animal rescue organization of your choice.