Donald A. Greive 1917 - 2017

GREIVE, HOFFMAN, SCHIEUR

Posted By: Connie Swearingen -Volunteer (email)
Date: 9/21/2017 at 15:37:54

Sioux city Journal
12 August 2017

Donald A. Greive, 100, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Sioux City.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Calvary Lutheran Church, with the Rev. James Travis officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel, 27th and Hamilton Blvd.

Mr. Greive was born on May 13, 1917, in Sioux City. After a short period in which his family lived near Ojibwa, Wis., when he was four or five years old, he spent his developing years in northeast Nebraska, where he completed the eighth grade in Newcastle.

His marriage to Lorraine C. Hoffman on Sept. 23, 1939, in Sioux City, was the beginning of an almost 65 and a half-year union, which ended when Lorraine passed away on March 15, 2005. Beginning in 1940, he worked at Wilson Trailer Co. in Sioux City for 38 years, where first he was a blacksmith and later was in charge of fabrication for number of years. He spent his last years in the firm with the research and development department. Despite blindness in one eye caused by a childhood sledding accident, he served in the Philippine Islands as a member of the U.S. Army during World War II (1942-45), first as a military policeman and then as an electrician. After retiring from Wilson Trailer in 1978, he lived two years in Nacogdoches, Texas after which he returned to Sioux City.

He had been a long time member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Leeds. A cheerful, optimistic and outgoing person who often helped others, Don was very resourceful and creative in making and crafting, whether it be wood, metal, electrical or cement. While largely self-educated, he maintained a strong curiosity throughout his entire life. He was able to clearly think out problems and often brought about original solutions that proved to be practical as well as greatly appreciated by others. A loving, caring husband and father, he also enjoyed growing gardens and trees and the outdoors as well as card playing, traveling, music and avidly reading and was able to spontaneously recite poetry by memory throughout his entire life.

Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Tyrone and Janet Greive of Madison, Wis.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his wife Lorraine, preceding him in death were his parents, Arthur and Margaret (Schieur) Grieve; and siblings, Raymond "Ray," Harold, Mary (Lute) Welch, Chris, Roy, Sarah McWilliams, Charles "Chuck," Margaret "Bugs" McWilliams, and Chester.

Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Siouxland and Calvary Lutheran Church.

The family would like to thank caregiver Mindy Weston for the sensitive, loving care that she gave Don over many years and the staff of Northern Hills Retirement Center, where Don lived for more than 13 years and Hospice of Siouxland.