The Life of DONALD JACK DEGROOTE Sr.
Donald J. DeGroote, 89, of the 900 block of 13th Street, West Des Moines, died of a heart ailment Friday at Mercy Medical Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church, of which he was a member. Burial is pending.
Mr. DeGroote was born in Des Moines and had lived in the area most of his life. He was a retired self-employed sales and repair representative in the telecommunications field and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed gardening, fixing things, playing the piano, doing the jumbo puzzle in The Des Moines Register and reading it cover-to-cover. He was the captain of his church''s ushers.
Surviving are his wife, Jean; two sons, Timothy and Don Jr., and a daughter, Marilyn Elliott, all of Des Moines; a sister, Lucille Avery of Syracuse, NY; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Brooks Funeral Care. Memorial contributions may be made to his church.
Mr. DeGroote was born in Des Moines and had lived in the area most of his life. He was a retired self-employed sales and repair representative in the telecommunications field and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed gardening, fixing things, playing the piano, doing the jumbo puzzle in The Des Moines Register and reading it cover-to-cover. He was the captain of his church''s ushers.
Surviving are his wife, Jean; two sons, Timothy and Don Jr., and a daughter, Marilyn Elliott, all of Des Moines; a sister, Lucille Avery of Syracuse, NY; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Brooks Funeral Care. Memorial contributions may be made to his church.