GASKILL, Donald Cleo 1915-2001

GASKILL

Posted By: Kermit Kittleson
Date: 4/18/2011 at 12:14:24

DONALD C. GASKILL

NORTHWOOD, IOWA - The funeral for Donald C. Gaskill, 86, of Northwood, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at Bethany Lutheran Church in Joice with Pastor Elwin Walvatne officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills and again one hour before the service at the church.

Donald Cleo Gaskill was born on June 11, 1915, in rural Fertile, Iowa, the son of Ulysses Grant and Carrie (Iverson) Gaskill. He attended and received his education in a rural country school in Fertile, graduating from Fertile High School in 1933.

He was united in marriage to Leone Florence Parker on March 16, 1939, in rural Joice. After their marriage they farmed in rural Fertile, Hanlontown and rural Northwood. Don enjoyed sports and pursuing Leone's wishes.

Don passed away Monday (July 2, 2001) at the Lake Mills Care Center in Lake Mills, at the age of 86 years, 21 days.

He is survived by his children, Phyllis Hrubetz of Mason City, David Gaskill of Adams, Minn., Wayne Gaskill of Austin, Minn., Mike Gaskill and his wife, Deb, of Lake Mills, Ray Gaskill and his wife, Ree, of Lake Mills, and Bob Gaskill and his wife, Terry, of Marshalltown; 19 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Don was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Leone; five brothers; three sisters; two half-sisters; two grandchildren, Jedd and Mike Gaskill; one stepgranddaughter, Atty Jo Nelson; and a son-in-law, David Hrubetz.

Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641) 592-0221.

Glaobe Gazette, 7/5/2001