ALEDO, Ill. — Donald Emil Siebke, 89, of Aledo, formerly of Walcott, Iowa, passed away, Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at Aledo Rehab and Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, August 27, 2011, at The Runge Mortuary Chapel. Rev. Daren Dietmeier and Rev. Nick Needham will be officiating the service. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, August 26, 2011, at the mortuary. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Aledo Rehab and Health Care Center, Mercer County Hospice, Trinity Presbyterian Church, CPA, Aledo, or Calvary United Methodist, Walcott.
Donald was born on February 12, 1922, in rural Scott County, Iowa, on the family farm, the son of Emil and Olga Broders Siebke. He married Mardell Beckman on August 22, 1945, in Davenport. She preceded him in death on April 6, 1975. He then married Elaine Sackville-Mitchell on January 17, 1977, in Buffalo Prairie, Illinois.
Donald farmed his entire life on the family farm in rural Walcott until retiring in 1984 and moving into Walcott. Even after retiring he returned to help his children on the farm. In 1991 his farm became a Century Farm. Donald was very family-oriented and his family was his love. He enjoyed dancing and playing cards, and was a Cubs fan. Donald was a member of Davenport Moose Lodge, Walcott Community Club, and Walcott Calvary United Methodist Church.
Those left to honor his memory are his wife, Elaine, Aledo; sons, Donald H. (Deborah) Siebke, Rock Island, Wayne L. (Janice) Siebke, Milan, Loren L. (Carol) Siebke, Grand Mound, Iowa, and Randy (Jodi) Siebke, Walcott; stepchildren, Robert W. (Kristie) Mitchell, Coal Valley, Dixie Finch, Aledo, Scott Mitchell, Aledo, Shay Lemon, Reynolds, and Doug (Cyndee) Mitchell, Norfolk, Neb.; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and brother, Elmer (Nelda) Siebke.
He was preceded in death by his parents, infant brother, Orville, wife, Mardell, son, Gerald, in 1997, and sister, Florence Arp, July 30, 2009.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, August 27, 2011, at The Runge Mortuary Chapel. Rev. Daren Dietmeier and Rev. Nick Needham will be officiating the service. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, August 26, 2011, at the mortuary. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Aledo Rehab and Health Care Center, Mercer County Hospice, Trinity Presbyterian Church, CPA, Aledo, or Calvary United Methodist, Walcott.
Donald was born on February 12, 1922, in rural Scott County, Iowa, on the family farm, the son of Emil and Olga Broders Siebke. He married Mardell Beckman on August 22, 1945, in Davenport. She preceded him in death on April 6, 1975. He then married Elaine Sackville-Mitchell on January 17, 1977, in Buffalo Prairie, Illinois.
Donald farmed his entire life on the family farm in rural Walcott until retiring in 1984 and moving into Walcott. Even after retiring he returned to help his children on the farm. In 1991 his farm became a Century Farm. Donald was very family-oriented and his family was his love. He enjoyed dancing and playing cards, and was a Cubs fan. Donald was a member of Davenport Moose Lodge, Walcott Community Club, and Walcott Calvary United Methodist Church.
Those left to honor his memory are his wife, Elaine, Aledo; sons, Donald H. (Deborah) Siebke, Rock Island, Wayne L. (Janice) Siebke, Milan, Loren L. (Carol) Siebke, Grand Mound, Iowa, and Randy (Jodi) Siebke, Walcott; stepchildren, Robert W. (Kristie) Mitchell, Coal Valley, Dixie Finch, Aledo, Scott Mitchell, Aledo, Shay Lemon, Reynolds, and Doug (Cyndee) Mitchell, Norfolk, Neb.; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and brother, Elmer (Nelda) Siebke.
He was preceded in death by his parents, infant brother, Orville, wife, Mardell, son, Gerald, in 1997, and sister, Florence Arp, July 30, 2009.
ALEDO, Ill. — Donald Emil Siebke, 89, of Aledo, formerly of Walcott, Iowa, passed away, Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at Aledo Rehab and Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, August 27, 2011, at The Runge Mortuary Chapel. Rev. Daren Dietmeier and Rev. Nick Needham will be officiating the service. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, August 26, 2011, at the mortuary. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Aledo Rehab and Health Care Center, Mercer County Hospice, Trinity Presbyterian Church, CPA, Aledo, or Calvary United Methodist, Walcott.
Donald was born on February 12, 1922, in rural Scott County, Iowa, on the family farm, the son of Emil and Olga Broders Siebke. He married Mardell Beckman on August 22, 1945, in Davenport. She preceded him in death on April 6, 1975. He then married Elaine Sackville-Mitchell on January 17, 1977, in Buffalo Prairie, Illinois.
Donald farmed his entire life on the family farm in rural Walcott until retiring in 1984 and moving into Walcott. Even after retiring he returned to help his children on the farm. In 1991 his farm became a Century Farm. Donald was very family-oriented and his family was his love. He enjoyed dancing and playing cards, and was a Cubs fan. Donald was a member of Davenport Moose Lodge, Walcott Community Club, and Walcott Calvary United Methodist Church.
Those left to honor his memory are his wife, Elaine, Aledo; sons, Donald H. (Deborah) Siebke, Rock Island, Wayne L. (Janice) Siebke, Milan, Loren L. (Carol) Siebke, Grand Mound, Iowa, and Randy (Jodi) Siebke, Walcott; stepchildren, Robert W. (Kristie) Mitchell, Coal Valley, Dixie Finch, Aledo, Scott Mitchell, Aledo, Shay Lemon, Reynolds, and Doug (Cyndee) Mitchell, Norfolk, Neb.; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and brother, Elmer (Nelda) Siebke.
He was preceded in death by his parents, infant brother, Orville, wife, Mardell, son, Gerald, in 1997, and sister, Florence Arp, July 30, 2009.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, August 27, 2011, at The Runge Mortuary Chapel. Rev. Daren Dietmeier and Rev. Nick Needham will be officiating the service. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, August 26, 2011, at the mortuary. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Aledo Rehab and Health Care Center, Mercer County Hospice, Trinity Presbyterian Church, CPA, Aledo, or Calvary United Methodist, Walcott.
Donald was born on February 12, 1922, in rural Scott County, Iowa, on the family farm, the son of Emil and Olga Broders Siebke. He married Mardell Beckman on August 22, 1945, in Davenport. She preceded him in death on April 6, 1975. He then married Elaine Sackville-Mitchell on January 17, 1977, in Buffalo Prairie, Illinois.
Donald farmed his entire life on the family farm in rural Walcott until retiring in 1984 and moving into Walcott. Even after retiring he returned to help his children on the farm. In 1991 his farm became a Century Farm. Donald was very family-oriented and his family was his love. He enjoyed dancing and playing cards, and was a Cubs fan. Donald was a member of Davenport Moose Lodge, Walcott Community Club, and Walcott Calvary United Methodist Church.
Those left to honor his memory are his wife, Elaine, Aledo; sons, Donald H. (Deborah) Siebke, Rock Island, Wayne L. (Janice) Siebke, Milan, Loren L. (Carol) Siebke, Grand Mound, Iowa, and Randy (Jodi) Siebke, Walcott; stepchildren, Robert W. (Kristie) Mitchell, Coal Valley, Dixie Finch, Aledo, Scott Mitchell, Aledo, Shay Lemon, Reynolds, and Doug (Cyndee) Mitchell, Norfolk, Neb.; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and brother, Elmer (Nelda) Siebke.
He was preceded in death by his parents, infant brother, Orville, wife, Mardell, son, Gerald, in 1997, and sister, Florence Arp, July 30, 2009.
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