Donald "Don" Vest
August 24, 1934 — October 12, 2016
Donald “Don” Vest, 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Memorial Service: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2016, at Asbury United Methodist Church, Cedar Rapids. Private Entombment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife, Carol; children, Marilyn Struchen, Joanne Vest and Gary Vest, all of Cedar Rapids; sister, Ruth (Jon) Klover of St. Louis, Missouri; grandchildren, Sammy (Michal) Kray, Andrew Gutshall, Morgan (Dustin Bumgarner) Vest, Vivian Vest, Aaron Gutshall, Alexa Gutshall, Hayden Vest, Austin Vest and Jasmine Vest; great-grandchildren, Sophie and Jordy Bumgarner; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Howard.
Don was born on August 24, 1934, in Webster City, Iowa, son of Howard and Sarah (Skorpen) Vest. He graduated from Humboldt High School. Don graduated from Iowa State University in 1956 with a degree in electrical engineering and from Coe College in 1996, with a degree in mathematics. On February 24, 1962, Don and Carol Hayden were united in marriage. He worked for Iowa Electric Light & Power Company (Alliant Energy) where he retired from in 1990. Don was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Iowa State Alumni Association, H.A.W.K. and he was the past president of Jefferson Band Parents. He enjoyed watching Iowa Hawkeye wrestling and loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be directed to Asbury United Methodist Church.
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Survivors include his wife, Carol; children, Marilyn Struchen, Joanne Vest and Gary Vest, all of Cedar Rapids; sister, Ruth (Jon) Klover of St. Louis, Missouri; grandchildren, Sammy (Michal) Kray, Andrew Gutshall, Morgan (Dustin Bumgarner) Vest, Vivian Vest, Aaron Gutshall, Alexa Gutshall, Hayden Vest, Austin Vest and Jasmine Vest; great-grandchildren, Sophie and Jordy Bumgarner; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Howard.
Don was born on August 24, 1934, in Webster City, Iowa, son of Howard and Sarah (Skorpen) Vest. He graduated from Humboldt High School. Don graduated from Iowa State University in 1956 with a degree in electrical engineering and from Coe College in 1996, with a degree in mathematics. On February 24, 1962, Don and Carol Hayden were united in marriage. He worked for Iowa Electric Light & Power Company (Alliant Energy) where he retired from in 1990. Don was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Iowa State Alumni Association, H.A.W.K. and he was the past president of Jefferson Band Parents. He enjoyed watching Iowa Hawkeye wrestling and loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be directed to Asbury United Methodist Church.
Please share a memory of Don at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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