March 28, 2024

Donald Wayne DeGroot

Feb. 7, 2018

Donald Wayne DeGroot, 73, of Runnells, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service was Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the Runnells Christian Church with burial at Lowman Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Runnells Christian Church or to the Myles and Rylie Beattie Educational Fund. Condolences may be left for the family at coburnfuneralhomes.com.

The son of Clarence and Artie (VanDenberg) DeGroot, Don was born June 11, 1944, in Des Moines. He served in the United States Army. On July 17, 1971, he was united in marriage to Joan Stickler at the Runnells Christian Church. He retired in 2001, from Qwest as a communications specialist. He was a member of the Runnells American Legion. Don loved to golf and was an avid Iowa Hawkeye, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears and NASCAR fan.

Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Joan; two children, Lisa DeGroot and Billy DeGroot; four grandchildren, Myles and Rylie Beattie and Jordan and Jayden DeGroot; four sisters-in-law, Mary (Merrill) Porter, Marilyn Stickler, Dot Stickler and Paula Stickler; and a brother-in-law, Dick (Bev) Stickler. Preceding Don in death were his parents; and a sister, Judith Wearmouth Swigart.