Donald Lee Ekleberry (2021)
EKLEBERRY, FREEBERG, HEGGEN, SMITH
Posted By: Shirley Keating
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:04:34
Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
January 20, 2021Donald Lee Ekleberry
Donald Lee Ekleberry, age 77, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2021, at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, Iowa, surrounded by family.
He was born Sept. 14, 1943, in St. Charles, Iowa, to Bert Irvin Ekleberry and Helen Ruth (Smith) Ekleberry. Don was a 1961 graduate from St. Charles Community School.
On Feb. 17, 1962, he was united in marriage to Johnna Jo Freeberg in Riverside, Calif. Together they made their way to Davenport, Iowa, where their family grew by three; son, Michael John Ekleberry, son, Patrick Lee Ekleberry, and daughter, Kristin Suzanne (Ekleberry) Heggen.
He completed an associate degree in electronics from Devry Institute where he spent 11 years at SCM Corporation and finished his career spending 35 years at Sharp Electronics. In 1974 he returned his family to their hometown of Truro, where their family began to expand.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Johnna
Ekleberry; children, Michael Ekleberry (Jill Ekleberry), Patrick Ekleberry (Jeri Ekleberry), and Kristin (Ekleberry) Heggen; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
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