Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servant Donald. Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you, a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming. Receive him into the arms of your mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints in light. Amen.
May his soul and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
The Rev. Donald R. Page 1943–2023
The Rev. Donald R. Page, 80, of Somers Point. Born 1943 and raised in Haddon Heights, NJ. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth (Dornfield) whom he married in 1970; also surviving are two children Ken (Debbie) and Heather (Mike); 5 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; several cousins; nieces and nephews. Don was a 1962 graduate of Haddon Heights High. He received degrees from Peirce Jr. College, Trenton State College, and Philadelphia Divinity School. Don was ordained an Episcopal Priest in 1971 and served at the NJ Parishes of St. Michael’s in Trenton and St. Mark’s in Hammonton. In Connecticut he served at Grace Church in Stafford Springs, Northeast Regional Ministries and Holy Trinity in Enfield. For 17 years prior to retirement, he was the Director of Spiritual Care/ Chaplain at Evergreen Healthcare Center and Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs, CT. Don was also a member of the Patient and Family Advisory Council and Spiritual Council at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point. In leisure time, he enjoyed traveling (cruising), the beach, and working on needlepoint pictures. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Spiritual Care Program at Shore Memorial Hospital, 100 Medical Center Way, Somers Point, NJ 08244, or Angelic Hospice, 8025 Black Horse Pike, Ste 501, McKee City, NJ 08232 / www.donations.angelic.health . A visitation will be held on Saturday, December 30th from 10-11am, followed by an 11am service at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 2998 Bay Avenue, Ocean City, NJ.O God, who by the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ destroyed death, and brought life and immortality to light: Grant that your servant Donald, being raised with Christ, may know the strength of his presence, and rejoice in his eternal glory; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen
