Smith, Donald W.

Donald W. Smith, 93, of Manchester, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, at Linn Manor Care Center, Marion. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Manchester. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, and one hour before services on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Fairview Cemetery in Earlville.

Donald W. Smith was born May 13, 1917, to Silas and Carrie (Lewis) Smith in Coffins Grove township, five miles west of Manchester, Iowa. Donald lived all his life in Delaware County except for 10 months in 1939, he lived in Colorado, returned to Manchester in November, and started trucking. In the spring of 1944, he started farming north of Masonville. In 1946, they moved to the Ehne family farm. In 1984, they built a new home in Dutchtown.

On Aug. 11, 1940, Donald married Clara Ehne. To this union three children were born. Clara died Oct. 15, 1986.

Donald is survived by a daughter, Carma Hon of Manchester; a son, Eric (Shelia) Smith of Manchester; a daughter-in-law, Darlys Smith of Manchester; six grandchildren, Larry (Donna) Hon, Kenneth Hon, Deanna (Seth) Collins, Randy Smith, Robin (James) Smith and Dondy (Kim) Smith; 13 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Belle Gentz of Marion, Corinne Borrett of Marion, Betty (Mahlon) Conrad of Manchester, Emma Kennedy of Manchester, Ruth (Ray) Moser of Viroqua, Wis.

Donald was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Clara; son, Dennis in 2001; two brothers, Arba and Doran; and a sister, Mae.

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