De Wit, Donald L. - d. 2011

DE VRIES, DE WIT, ELLIOTT, VANDERHYDE, WICAL

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Funeral services, Monday, 10:30 a.m. Church of the Open Bible in Pella. Visitation Sunday at Van Dyk- Duven Funeral Home with family present from 4 to 6 p.m. Donald L. De Wit was born in Oskaloosa, IA and graduated from Pella Christian High School in Pella,IA. He then attended Central College in Pella for one year. Don began working at the Rolscreen Company in Pella in 1963 and was a devoted employee of the Pella Corporation for 40 years. His last position was as a continuous improvement technician when he retired in January 2004.
Don and his wife, Barbara, were avid campers and enjoyed camping at the Iowa State Fair where he worked in the campground parking lot. He was presently serving as president of the Wapello County Travelin' Sams Club. Don and Barb also enjoyed square dancing and were members of the Lads & Lassies Square Dancing Club.
Don passed away on Thursday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines at the age of 70 years. Those who will cherish his memory are his loving wife, Barbara; their seven children and their spouses: Daniel De Wit of Ames, IA; Timothy and Merri Lea De Wit of Cedar Rapids, IA; Beverly and B. J. De Vries of Phoenix, AZ; Steven and Jill De Wit of Tracy; Heidi Elliott of Tracy; Emily and Ralph Wical of Jacksonville, FL; Alesha and Jon Vanderhyde of Tracy; 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Published in Des Moines (IA) Register; Sunday, November 20, 2011, page 9B