Donald Ray Tjaden

TJADEN, WESTERING, THAYER, LAMAAK, GUTOSKE, ASHBAUGH, ZUMACH, STEHR, SMITH, ADAMS, ALLEN, KANNE, KELLEY

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 2/23/2023 at 15:11:16

Donald Ray Tjaden of Iowa City IA passed away on February 16 with his loving wife by his side.

Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, February 24, 2023 at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City. A reception will follow the Memorial Service. Burial will be later at Wall Lake Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Lake View United Methodist Church, 501 2nd St., Lake View, Iowa 51450.

Don was born on May 7, 1934, to Harold and Florence (Westering) Tjaden in Lake City, Iowa. He graduated from Lake View High School and attended the University of South Dakota. He served in the Army as Postmaster in Anchorage, Alaska. After service he joined his father in business at Tjaden Oil Company in Lake View. Upon his father’s passing he owned and operated Tjaden Oil for 36 years until he retired to Iowa City 1994.

Don married Donna (Thayer) in June of 1956 at Grace Methodist Church in Waterloo, IA. Together they had four children. Dr. Rick Tjaden, Scott (Kathy) Tjaden of Carroll, IA, Joann (Charles) Lamaak of Cedar Rapids, IA and Amy (Curtis) Gutoske of Minneapolis, MN.

Don is survived by his wife of 66 years Donna and their three children; sisters, Shirlee Ashbaugh, Janet Zumach and Judy Stehr (Robert); Donna’s brothers, Don (Su) Thayer, Clair Thayer and sisters-in-law Roma and Carol Smith; 11 grandchildren, Alisha Adams (Sean), Matthew Tjaden, Kevin Tjaden, Melissa (Mark) Allen, Michael Kanne, Sarah Adams (Ryan), Aaron Lamaak (Jaymie), Benjamin Lamaak (Elena), Kyle Lamaak (Kailey), Samuel Gutoske (Kayla), Ellen Gutoske (Joseph Kelley) along with 16 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Florence, Stepfather, Lloyd (Jack) Smith, his son Rick.

Don will be remembered for his passion for Iowa College sports, great tailgates, traveling the world, golfing, bowling in his early years and always, his love of his wife and family.

He will be greatly missed but we will all cherish the wonderful memories of him, really actually!

Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service
 

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