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Donald K. Younker

Donald Younker, 82, of Tallahassee, Florida, passed away Thursday August 12, 2022. Born May 6, 1940, in Peotone, he was the son of Kenneth and Lenora Younker. Don graduated from Peotone High School with the Class of 1958, then completed his schooling at Southern Illinois University, with a degree in Zoology and Botany. He married…

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