Donald Waddell
1928 - 1990 (61 years)
Generation: 1
1. Donald Waddell was born on 10 Nov 1928 in Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 26 Sep 1990 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa; was buried in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn County, Iowa. Other Events:
- _MILT: World War II.
Notes:
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Saturday September 29, 1990
Donald J. Waddell, 61, a former longtime resident of the Marion and Springville area, died Wednesday in Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Knoxville. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Murdoch Chapel, Marion, with Masonic services by Marion Lodge No. 6 AF & AM. Inurnment: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the chapel.
The Rev. Clair Odell will officiate.
Born the son of Joseph and Stella Thompson Waddell Nov. 10, 1928, in Oakville, he married Doris Nyberg there on Jan. 7, 1949. Mr. Waddell served with the Navy during World War II and was a former Linn County deputy sheriff. He owned and operated Waddell's Welding and Repair in Springville. He worked at Katz Salvage and Marion Iron until his health forced him to retire in September 1987. Mr. Waddell was a member of Marion Lodge No. 6 AF & AM, Cedar Rapids Consistory and El Kahir Shrine.
Surviving are his wife, Doris Waddell, and a daughter [private], two sons, Steven and [private], six grandchildren; a brother, Jack, Wappello; and three sisters, Margaret Anderson, Kathryn Carr and Mary Hodson, all of Hawardsen.
Memorials may be made to Scottish Rite.
_MILT:
US Navy.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101043987/donald-j-waddell
Section 11, Lot 2, Space 7Donald married Doris Elaine Nyberg on 7 Jan 1949. Doris (daughter of Ray Oral Nyberg and Hilda Johanna Wunnenberg) was born on 9 Apr 1931 in Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 31 Jul 2017 in Marion, Linn County, Iowa; was buried in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]