Donald Gordon French, Galena, MO, son of Willard and Olive (Sumner) French, was born on November 22, 1959 in Ontario, Canada, and departed this life on July 30, 2021 after having a heart attack.

Donald had lived in the area since 1992 coming from Canada. He was a member of the Canadian Music Union and performed at Silver Dollar City.

Donald was preceded in death by his father, Willard French.

Survivors include: his wife, Risa French; son, Jesse Hoffman; daughter, Tessa Reder; granddaughter, Elsie Jennison; mother, Olive French; sister, Brenda Chomiak; aunt, Pauline Bowman; niece, Hillary Chomiak; nephew, Brett Chomiak and a host of other relatives and friends.

No services are planned at this time. Cremation was under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home, Crane, MO.