Karns, Donald Lee 1936-2017

KARNS, EVANS, DEREUS, KAISER, COE, VAN HORN, KALE

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Date: 1/19/2017 at 13:33:50

Donald Lee Karns
November 27, 1936 - January 18, 2017

VISITATION 22 SUNDAY 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Coburn Funeral Home
24 W Howard Street
Colfax, Iowa 50045

SERVICE 23 MONDAY 10:30 AM
Coburn Funeral Home
24 W Howard Street
Colfax, Iowa 50045

Donald Lee Karns, age 80 of Mingo, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 23, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax. Burial will follow at McKeever Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Sunday, January 22, 2017, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Donald L. Karnes Memorial Fund and condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The son of Charlie and Mildred (Evans) Karns, Don was born on November 27, 1936, in Thayer, Iowa. He graduated from Ellston High School. On August 12, 1989, he was united in marriage to Betty A. DeReus. He worked at Armstrong in Des Moines as a tire builder. Don was a member of the Mingo United Methodist Church and the Armstrong Union. He enjoyed playing cards, hunting, fishing but most of all spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Betty; children, Cheryl (Jim) Kaiser-Coe of Waukee, Paula (John) Van Horn of Waukee, Jon L. Karns of Mingo, and Raymond (Joanna) Karnes of Dallas Center; eight grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; a sister, Phyllis (Boyd) Kale of Des Moines and a brother, Raymond Karns of Alaska.

Preceding Don in death were his parents, a grandson, Dennis Kaiser, sisters, Betty and Dorthea and brothers, Willie, Ralph and Ronnie. ~ The Coburn Funeral Home, Colfax, Iowa 18 Jan 2017.