Donald MacQueen, 95, died on June 29, 2025. Donald was the oldest of five children of Grace and George MacQueen. He grew up in South Plainfield, NJ, and graduated from North Plainfield High School, where he was active on the track team. He attended Rutgers University for one semester to study business, but at the age of 18 he left his studies to be mentored by Horace Kipe at Kipe Offset Printing in New York City. The printing business turned out to be a good fit for him. After many successful years in printing, primarily in sales, he eventually became a partner at Fenn & Fenn Lithographers in New York City, where he worked until his retirement in 1986.
On October 11, 1952, Don married his high school sweetheart, Betty Jean Kissam, daughter of Gladys and Edward Kissam, at the Grant Avenue Presbyterian Church in Plainfield, NJ. Don and Betty lived in North Plainfield, NJ, and had three children there before the family moved to Bridgewater, NJ. As their children grew up, Don was involved in their many activities, and he enjoyed working with children in the community. He coached Little League baseball for many years, recognized as an inspiration by team members decades after he coached them.
A lifelong sportsman, Don was a member of Ducks Unlimited and Advertising Sportsmen of New York. He excelled at trap and skeet shooting and loved duck hunting in Delaware and fishing at Culver Lake in New Jersey. He enjoyed running 5K races and playing tennis and basketball, shooting baskets with his grandsons in his 80s. He also enjoyed hiking and walking, and he played golf even in his 90s.
Family was always Don’s highest priority, and he was a devoted husband and father all his adult life. He especially enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s high school and college athletic events, including Princeton rugby and Johns Hopkins and Yale football games. He was extremely proud of all of his grandchildren’s education and life achievements and enthusiastically followed the activities of his many great-grandchildren.
After more than 50 years in Bridgewater, Don moved in June 2018 to Stonebridge at Montgomery, where he made new friends, met people from his high school, and was active in many activities, including bocce and pizza parties.
Don is survived by his children Sara Oderwald (William) of Skillman, NJ; Donald, Jr. (Gay) of Princeton, NJ; Andrew (Sherry) of Jacksonville, FL; former daughter-in-law Patricia MacQueen of Wildwood Crest, NJ; very special friend Marianne Shimomura of Skillman, NJ; grandchildren Edward (Barbara), Ian (Danielle), Grant (Jessica), Henry (Catherine), and Abigale; seventeen great-children; his brother Warren of Tomball, TX; sister Doris Paino (Eugene) of Clearwater, FL, sister-in-law Margie MacQueen of Lee’s Summit, MO; as well as many loving nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Betty in 2013, his brother David in 2011, and his sister Grace Kammerer in 2024.
A celebration of Don’s life will be held at 10 a.m. on July 14, 2025, at Stonebridge at Montgomery, 100 Hollinshead Springs Road, Skillman, NJ.
