Quint, Donald J.

Donald J. Quint, 86, of Iowa City, died peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Iowa City, with the Rev. Michael T. Phillips officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, 605 Kirkwood Ave., Iowa City, where a rosary will be recited at 4:30 p.m. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in Iowa City.

Don was born April 22, 1925, in Worthington, Iowa, the son of Nick and Frances (Warburg) Quint. He was raised on the family farm in Worthington and later moved to Winthrop, where the family continued to farm.

On Sept. 16, 1947, Don married Donna Fry in Lamont, where the couple lived for a short period of time until moving back to Winthrop, and later moving to Iowa City in 1971. Don worked for the Iowa City Community School District and The University of Iowa, where he retired from in 1987.

In his free time, Don loved woodworking, attending the Old Threshers Reunions and spending time with his family. He lived his life “one day at a time” for 42 years.

Survivors include his wife, Donna of Iowa City; five children: son Gary (Melinda) Quint of Charles City, daughter Connie Ward Berends (Donald) of Coralville, son Michael Quint (Roger) of Dallas Center, daughter Cindy Slutts (Kevin) of Iowa City and daughter Mary Lovetinsky of Iowa City; sister, Margaret Mangrich of Winthrop; sisters-in-law, Joan Quint of Independence and Alice Quint of Marshalltown; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Don was preceded in death by his parents; a stepfather, Carl Quint; two brothers, Nick Quint and Howard Quint; two sisters, Dorothy Soppe and Marie Quint; and a son-in-law, Bill Ward.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Mercy Hospice of Iowa City.

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Published in The Gazette Feb. 4, 2012