The funeral service for Donald “Don” P. Golde of
Albert Lea
,
MN
will be held at
1:00 P.M. Thursday, May 7, 2009 at
Zion
Lutheran
Church
, Albert Lea.
Pastor Joel Vano will officiate.
Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Wednesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before service at the church.
Interment will be in the
Graceland
Cemetery
.
Don died on Monday, May 04, 2009 at
Albert Lea
Medical
Center
.
He was
82 years old.
Don
was born in
North Tonawanda
,
New York
on July 28, 1926, the son of Herman S. and Eugienia (Hiden) Golde Jr. He graduated from
Wilson
High School
,
Wilson
,
New York
.
In 1945 he enlisted in the U.S. Army-Air Force. He was married to Crystal Marie Geartz.
He joined the Wilson Meat Co. in the 1950’s in
Buffalo
, NewYork transferred to
Detroit
,
Michigan
and then to
Albert Lea
in 1956. In 1961 was transferred to
Kansas City
,
MO
and then moved back to
Albert Lea
in 1962 and lived there until the present time.
He was married to Nancy Ann Johnson on December 28, 1990. He retired from
Wilson
’s in 1993 and after that he worked part time at Leutholds.
He enjoyed playing fast-pitch softball and became a member of the Freeborn County Softball Hall of Fame in May of 1995. He also enjoyed playing golf.
He actively participated over the years in Jaycees, Junior Achievement, Kiwanis and extremely active in Toastmasters.
Don was a member of
Zion
Lutheran
Church
, holding numerous offices and taught Sunday School for over 30 years.
Don was a good-natured, fun-loving, Christian man who enjoyed and loved the time he could spend with his family.
Don is survived by his wife, Nancy Golde of Albert Lea, MN; daughter, Roxanne McKay and her
husband, Peter; granddaughters: Jenna McKay and her husband Russell Johnson and Whitney McKay; great granddaughters: Mia
and Ellie Johnson; step daughters: Terri (Brett) Hammer, LeeAnn (Steve) O’Sell, Penny (Blane) Hammer; step grandchildren: Tyler and Shelby Hammer,
Nicole, Jacob and Mitchell O’Sell, Mason and Brock Hammer, and nieces and nephews.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Eugienia Golde; brother, Douglas, sister, Joanne Taheri, and first wife, Crystal Golde.
