Don was born on August 1, 1927, in Atkinson, IL, the son of Louis and Elsie (Rahn) Gradert. He was the youngest of fourteen children. After high school, Don spent six months in Japan with the US Army. He married Lois Milner on September 19, 1948, in Geneseo. She preceded him in death on September 8, 2011. Don was a life-long farmer. He began farming in 1948 in Munson Township. He retired in 1994. Don clerked at the Galesburg Sale Barn for ten years and drove trucks part-time for Web and Alice Hutchinson for 33 years.
Don is survived by his sons, Brad and David, both of Geneseo; granddaughter, Danielle (Dustin Stage); grandchildren, Julien Stacy, and Drake and Oliver Stage; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and seven sisters.
Don was born on August 1, 1927, in Atkinson, IL, the son of Louis and Elsie (Rahn) Gradert. He was the youngest of fourteen children. After high school, Don spent six months in Japan with the US Army. He married Lois Milner on September 19, 1948, in Geneseo. She preceded him in death on September 8, 2011. Don was a life-long farmer. He began farming in 1948 in Munson Township. He retired in 1994. Don clerked at the Galesburg Sale Barn for ten years and drove trucks part-time for Web and Alice Hutchinson for 33 years.
Don is survived by his sons, Brad and David, both of Geneseo; granddaughter, Danielle (Dustin Stage); grandchildren, Julien Stacy, and Drake and Oliver Stage; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and seven sisters.
Family Members
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Lillian H. Gradert Kluever
1906–1994
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Harold Harry Gradert
1908–1984
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Susan Alma Gradert Sherrard
1909–1992
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William Frederick Gradert
1911–1989
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Dorothy Mabel Gradert
1913–1938
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Bessie June Gradert Weber
1915–2012
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Wilbur Spencer Gradert
1917–1996
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Nellie Augusta Gradert Mandle
1919–2008
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Louis Richard Gradert Jr
1921–1986
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Ralph Edward Gradert
1923–2008
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