Donald “Don” Wills, 90, of Marshalltown, Iowa, died on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at the Iowa River Hospice Home with his family at his side.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A family-led celebration of life will take place at a later date.
Donald Victor Wills was born on September 21, 1930, the son of Charles Frederick and Mary Luella (Melberg) Wills in LaMoille, Iowa. He was the fourth born. Don attended school in the LaMoille School District and graduated in the Class of 1948.
On November 15, 1952, Don married Dona Abney at the First United Methodist Church in Marshalltown. The two raised sons Dane and David.
Don was a successful business man. He owned and operated Don Wills Standard Service in Marshalltown. From there he owned his own real estate brokerage, Don Wills Realty from where he retired.
He was a longtime member of the LaMoille Congregational Church. He loved to do woodworking projects, work on his home, spend time with his family and listen to music. He loved to watch and cheer on his sport teams with Dona. His teams were the Iowa Hawkeyes, Green Bay Packers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was very loving and always told his children how proud he was of them.
Surviving are his children, Dane (Brenda) Wills and David Wills; grandchildren, Ashley (Eric) Brown, Allie (John) Koshak, Nicholas (Kayleen) Wills, Zack (Gina) Pappas, and Brock (Kayla) Pappas; great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Virginia Abney; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Dona Wills; his siblings, Shirley (Palmer) Dixon, Marian (Ted) Hickman, Margery (Cal) Lockwood, Mary Lu (Leon) Smith, and Murial (David Fullerton) Wills; his brother-in-law Don Abney and nephew Todd Abney.
Source: Times~Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa 22 Dec 2020 and Mitchell Family Funeral Home
Cremation rites have been accorded. A family-led celebration of life will take place at a later date.
Donald Victor Wills was born on September 21, 1930, the son of Charles Frederick and Mary Luella (Melberg) Wills in LaMoille, Iowa. He was the fourth born. Don attended school in the LaMoille School District and graduated in the Class of 1948.
On November 15, 1952, Don married Dona Abney at the First United Methodist Church in Marshalltown. The two raised sons Dane and David.
Don was a successful business man. He owned and operated Don Wills Standard Service in Marshalltown. From there he owned his own real estate brokerage, Don Wills Realty from where he retired.
He was a longtime member of the LaMoille Congregational Church. He loved to do woodworking projects, work on his home, spend time with his family and listen to music. He loved to watch and cheer on his sport teams with Dona. His teams were the Iowa Hawkeyes, Green Bay Packers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was very loving and always told his children how proud he was of them.
Surviving are his children, Dane (Brenda) Wills and David Wills; grandchildren, Ashley (Eric) Brown, Allie (John) Koshak, Nicholas (Kayleen) Wills, Zack (Gina) Pappas, and Brock (Kayla) Pappas; great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Virginia Abney; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Dona Wills; his siblings, Shirley (Palmer) Dixon, Marian (Ted) Hickman, Margery (Cal) Lockwood, Mary Lu (Leon) Smith, and Murial (David Fullerton) Wills; his brother-in-law Don Abney and nephew Todd Abney.
Source: Times~Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa 22 Dec 2020 and Mitchell Family Funeral Home
Donald “Don” Wills, 90, of Marshalltown, Iowa, died on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at the Iowa River Hospice Home with his family at his side.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A family-led celebration of life will take place at a later date.
Donald Victor Wills was born on September 21, 1930, the son of Charles Frederick and Mary Luella (Melberg) Wills in LaMoille, Iowa. He was the fourth born. Don attended school in the LaMoille School District and graduated in the Class of 1948.
On November 15, 1952, Don married Dona Abney at the First United Methodist Church in Marshalltown. The two raised sons Dane and David.
Don was a successful business man. He owned and operated Don Wills Standard Service in Marshalltown. From there he owned his own real estate brokerage, Don Wills Realty from where he retired.
He was a longtime member of the LaMoille Congregational Church. He loved to do woodworking projects, work on his home, spend time with his family and listen to music. He loved to watch and cheer on his sport teams with Dona. His teams were the Iowa Hawkeyes, Green Bay Packers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was very loving and always told his children how proud he was of them.
Surviving are his children, Dane (Brenda) Wills and David Wills; grandchildren, Ashley (Eric) Brown, Allie (John) Koshak, Nicholas (Kayleen) Wills, Zack (Gina) Pappas, and Brock (Kayla) Pappas; great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Virginia Abney; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Dona Wills; his siblings, Shirley (Palmer) Dixon, Marian (Ted) Hickman, Margery (Cal) Lockwood, Mary Lu (Leon) Smith, and Murial (David Fullerton) Wills; his brother-in-law Don Abney and nephew Todd Abney.
Source: Times~Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa 22 Dec 2020 and Mitchell Family Funeral Home
Cremation rites have been accorded. A family-led celebration of life will take place at a later date.
Donald Victor Wills was born on September 21, 1930, the son of Charles Frederick and Mary Luella (Melberg) Wills in LaMoille, Iowa. He was the fourth born. Don attended school in the LaMoille School District and graduated in the Class of 1948.
On November 15, 1952, Don married Dona Abney at the First United Methodist Church in Marshalltown. The two raised sons Dane and David.
Don was a successful business man. He owned and operated Don Wills Standard Service in Marshalltown. From there he owned his own real estate brokerage, Don Wills Realty from where he retired.
He was a longtime member of the LaMoille Congregational Church. He loved to do woodworking projects, work on his home, spend time with his family and listen to music. He loved to watch and cheer on his sport teams with Dona. His teams were the Iowa Hawkeyes, Green Bay Packers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was very loving and always told his children how proud he was of them.
Surviving are his children, Dane (Brenda) Wills and David Wills; grandchildren, Ashley (Eric) Brown, Allie (John) Koshak, Nicholas (Kayleen) Wills, Zack (Gina) Pappas, and Brock (Kayla) Pappas; great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Virginia Abney; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Dona Wills; his siblings, Shirley (Palmer) Dixon, Marian (Ted) Hickman, Margery (Cal) Lockwood, Mary Lu (Leon) Smith, and Murial (David Fullerton) Wills; his brother-in-law Don Abney and nephew Todd Abney.
Source: Times~Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa 22 Dec 2020 and Mitchell Family Funeral Home
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