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Donald Stephen Stagg
Donald Stephen Stagg
Cedar Rapids
Donald Stephen Stagg, 86, of Walford/Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at Mercy Medical Center. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood. Funeral Service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service at 520 Wilson Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404. Private family burial will be at a later date at Anderson Cemetery, Swisher, Iowa.
Don was born March 12, 1936, in Springdale, Iowa, the son of Ray and Lura (Hartsock) Stagg. He graduated from Solon High School in 1953. Don was united in marriage to Mary Rotter on June 5, 1957, and were happily married for 50 years. He loved the outdoors, camping, boating and fishing with his family and friends. He worked at Amana Refrigeration for several years in customer service and then moved on to Downing Box/Longview Fibre until he retired in 1998. In his later years he, and his very special companion Marilyn, enjoyed vacationing in Florida for the winter and spending time with family at her cabin on the Cedar River.
Don is survived by his two children, Michael (Kelly) Stagg and Angela (Kurt) Tjelmeland; grandchildren, Mindy Graeter, Debra Horak, Michelle (Kyle) Jacob, Tyler (Alicia) Tjelmeland and Kara (Matt) Adams; great-grandchildren, Lexa, Makenna, Shaylee, Claire, Drake and Kate; his companion, Marilyn Busher; a sister, Kathleen Murray; two brothers, Leslie Stagg and Wayne (Nancy) Stagg; two sisters-in-law, Shirley Schulte and Phyllis Marak; a brother-in-law, Darryl Neitderhisar; as well as many nieces and nephews
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mary; parents-in-law; sisters, Elsie Sward, Marilyn Rouner, Margaret Seebeck, Ruth Beranek, Matti Lou Lewis, Kay Blink and Carol Ann Neitderhisar; sister-in-law, Donna Zebokrtsky; brothers, Keith, Howard and Billy; and brothers-in-law, Bernard Marak and James Rotter
The family would like to thank the wonderful nurses at Mercy ICU and caregivers at US Renal Care.
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