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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)
NAME OF ISSUER Donnelly Corporation
TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES Class A Common Stock
CUSIP NUMBER 257870 10 5
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CUSIP No. 257870 10 5 13G
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1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Bernard P. Donnelly, Jr.
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2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a) ( )
Not Applicable (b) ( )
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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5 Sole Voting Power
0
Number of -------------------------------------
Shares 6 Shared Voting Power
Beneficially
Owned 475,948
by -------------------------------------
Each 7 Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting
Person 0
With ------------------------------------
8 Shared Dispositive Power
475,948
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9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by each Reporting Person
475,948
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10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares*
( )
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11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
475,948/9,953,211 = 4.78%
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12 Type of Reporting Person
IN
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CUSIP No. 257870 10 5 13G
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1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Virginia N. Donnelly
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2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a) ( )
Not Applicable (b) ( )
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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5 Sole Voting Power
0
Number of -------------------------------------
Shares 6 Shared Voting Power
Beneficially
Owned 475,948
by -------------------------------------
Each 7 Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting
Person 0
With -------------------------------------
8 Shared Dispositive Power
475,948
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9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by each Reporting Person
475,948
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10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares*
( )
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11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
475,948/9,953,211 = 4.78%
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12 Type of Reporting Person
IN
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Donnelly Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
414 East Fortieth Street
Holland, Michigan 49423
Item 2.
(a) Name of Persons Filing
Bernard P. Donnelly, Jr. and Virginia N. Donnelly
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence
1306 Waukazoo Drive
Holland, Michigan 49424
(c) Citizenship
United States
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Class A Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number
257870 10 5
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
Not Applicable
Item 4. Ownership
Not Applicable
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
This statement is being filed to report the fact that
as of the date hereof the reporting persons have
ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five
percent of the class of securities.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
Holding Company
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not Applicable
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Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification
Not Applicable
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Date: January 22, 1998
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/s/ Bernard P. Donnelly, Jr.
_____________________________________
/s/ Virginia N. Donnelly
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EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1)(iii) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, each of the undersigned does hereby agree
that the Schedule 13G to which this Exhibit A is attached shall be
deemed filed on behalf of each of such persons and that this
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts.
_____________________________________
/s/ Bernard P. Donnelly, Jr.
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/s/ Virginia N. Donnelly
