Westerberg, Donald Owen (1929-2013)

WESTERBERG, TWEETEN, NELSON, ENNEN, SCHWARTZ, HURSHMAN, JONES, CHARLSON, OLSON, LOWENBERG

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 12/31/2013 at 22:49:04

Donald Owen Westerberg
December 2, 1929 - November 29, 2013

FOREST CITY - Donald O. Westerberg, 83, of Forest City, died on Friday, November 29, 2013, at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt.

Donald Owen Westerberg, the son of Rollie and Ruth (Tweeten) Westerberg, was born on December 2, 1929, in Forest City. He attended the rural schools of Ellington Township in Hancock County and graduated from Forest City High School.

Don served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. On February 27, 1955, he married Edell Nelson at Clear Lake. He farmed southeast of Forest City before retiring at the age of 80. Don also drove truck for the Forest City Co-op for a few years. He enjoyed raising Charolais cattle, fixing up and driving Model T Fords with Gary Ludwig and Dick Thompson, and volunteering countless hours at Heritage Park. A member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Don served on the Ellington Township Cemetery Board and on the Board of Directors at the Forest City Co-op. He also enjoyed watching Forest City Indian and Iowa Hawkeye sporting events.

Don is survived by his three children, Tim (Gayle) Westerberg, of Dillon, Colorado, Deanna (Dave) Ennen, of Forest City, and Steve (Nancy) Westerberg, of Oelwein; nine grandchildren, Ross Ennen; Rachel (Jeremy) Hurshman; Mackenzie and McCabe Jones; Wendy (Matt) Schwartz; Amy, Brian (Katie), Eric, and Scott Westerberg; four great-grandchildren, Sadie and Abbie Schwartz and Talley and Drue Westerberg; three sisters, Vivian (Amery) Charlson, of Forest City, Margie (Don) Olson, of Sun City, Arizona, and Muriel (Richard) Lowenberg, of Anaheim, California; a brother, Rodney (Rogene) Westerberg, of Forest City; and a sister-in-law, Garnett Westerberg, of Amery, Wisconsin; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Edell, on March 7, 2012; and a brother, Arden Westerberg.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Rev. Rod Hopp officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Travis Beck. Casket bearers will be Scott Westerberg, Ross Ennen, Matt Swanson, Jay Westerberg, and Lynn Moklestad. Inurnment will be in Oakland Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by the Forest City Veterans Ceremonial Unit. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Monday, at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

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