Don was born on November 17, 1945, the son of Iver and Palma (Norby) Skabo. Don graduated from Grenora High School in 1963 after spending most of his school years in a one room school house. He enlisted into the Army on May 30, 1963, where he did his basic training at Fort Ord, CA, and then was stationed at Fort Belvoir, VA. While stationed at Ft. Belvoir, Don participated in the funeral procession of John F. Kennedy, and marched behind the Caisson from the Capitol to Arlington Cemetery.
He married Jane Hershberger on January 2, 1965, in Maryland. They moved to North Dakota at the end of his enlistment. He worked in the oil patch as a mechanic until his retirement in 2013.
Don enjoyed stock car racing, hunting, and reading books by Louis L’Amour. He enjoyed going to museums and historical places with his children and grandchildren.
Don is survived by his spouse of 50 years, Jane, of Ahsahka, ID; his daughters Melanie Skabo, Inver Grove Heights, MN, and Linda Ledkins, Inver Grove Heights, MN, and his son Robert (Judy) Skabo of Cavendish, ID; his brothers Marvin (Janet) Skabo, rural Grenora, ND, Allen (Carol) Skabo, Dilworth, MN, Gary (Mary Ann) Skabo, Williston, ND, his sister Delores (James) Holm, Great Falls, MT; his sister-in-law, Donna Skabo, Grenora, ND; his grandchildren Kyle and Alyssa Palmer, Inver Grove Heights, MN; and his nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, Iver and Palma Skabo, and two brothers, Dean Skabo and Vernon (Janice) Skabo. Fulkerson Funeral Home.
He married Jane Hershberger on January 2, 1965, in Maryland. They moved to North Dakota at the end of his enlistment. He worked in the oil patch as a mechanic until his retirement in 2013.
Don enjoyed stock car racing, hunting, and reading books by Louis L’Amour. He enjoyed going to museums and historical places with his children and grandchildren.
Don is survived by his spouse of 50 years, Jane, of Ahsahka, ID; his daughters Melanie Skabo, Inver Grove Heights, MN, and Linda Ledkins, Inver Grove Heights, MN, and his son Robert (Judy) Skabo of Cavendish, ID; his brothers Marvin (Janet) Skabo, rural Grenora, ND, Allen (Carol) Skabo, Dilworth, MN, Gary (Mary Ann) Skabo, Williston, ND, his sister Delores (James) Holm, Great Falls, MT; his sister-in-law, Donna Skabo, Grenora, ND; his grandchildren Kyle and Alyssa Palmer, Inver Grove Heights, MN; and his nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, Iver and Palma Skabo, and two brothers, Dean Skabo and Vernon (Janice) Skabo. Fulkerson Funeral Home.
Don was born on November 17, 1945, the son of Iver and Palma (Norby) Skabo. Don graduated from Grenora High School in 1963 after spending most of his school years in a one room school house. He enlisted into the Army on May 30, 1963, where he did his basic training at Fort Ord, CA, and then was stationed at Fort Belvoir, VA. While stationed at Ft. Belvoir, Don participated in the funeral procession of John F. Kennedy, and marched behind the Caisson from the Capitol to Arlington Cemetery.
He married Jane Hershberger on January 2, 1965, in Maryland. They moved to North Dakota at the end of his enlistment. He worked in the oil patch as a mechanic until his retirement in 2013.
Don enjoyed stock car racing, hunting, and reading books by Louis L’Amour. He enjoyed going to museums and historical places with his children and grandchildren.
Don is survived by his spouse of 50 years, Jane, of Ahsahka, ID; his daughters Melanie Skabo, Inver Grove Heights, MN, and Linda Ledkins, Inver Grove Heights, MN, and his son Robert (Judy) Skabo of Cavendish, ID; his brothers Marvin (Janet) Skabo, rural Grenora, ND, Allen (Carol) Skabo, Dilworth, MN, Gary (Mary Ann) Skabo, Williston, ND, his sister Delores (James) Holm, Great Falls, MT; his sister-in-law, Donna Skabo, Grenora, ND; his grandchildren Kyle and Alyssa Palmer, Inver Grove Heights, MN; and his nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, Iver and Palma Skabo, and two brothers, Dean Skabo and Vernon (Janice) Skabo. Fulkerson Funeral Home.
He married Jane Hershberger on January 2, 1965, in Maryland. They moved to North Dakota at the end of his enlistment. He worked in the oil patch as a mechanic until his retirement in 2013.
Don enjoyed stock car racing, hunting, and reading books by Louis L’Amour. He enjoyed going to museums and historical places with his children and grandchildren.
Don is survived by his spouse of 50 years, Jane, of Ahsahka, ID; his daughters Melanie Skabo, Inver Grove Heights, MN, and Linda Ledkins, Inver Grove Heights, MN, and his son Robert (Judy) Skabo of Cavendish, ID; his brothers Marvin (Janet) Skabo, rural Grenora, ND, Allen (Carol) Skabo, Dilworth, MN, Gary (Mary Ann) Skabo, Williston, ND, his sister Delores (James) Holm, Great Falls, MT; his sister-in-law, Donna Skabo, Grenora, ND; his grandchildren Kyle and Alyssa Palmer, Inver Grove Heights, MN; and his nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, Iver and Palma Skabo, and two brothers, Dean Skabo and Vernon (Janice) Skabo. Fulkerson Funeral Home.
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