Donna Hattendorf, age 75, of Sibley, Iowa, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2009, at the Osceola Community Hospital in Sibley. Funeral Services will be Monday, November 9, 2009, at 10:00 A.M. at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sibley. Rev. Scott Meyer officiating. Burial in the Ocheyedan Township Cemetery in Ocheyedan. Visitation will be Sunday, November 8, 2009, from 3:00 to 7:00 P.M. with the family present from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. at the Andringa Funeral Home in Sibley.
Donna Hattendorf was born on November 6, 1934, in Perkins, Iowa. She was the daughter of Peter A. and Gertrude (Kroon) Punt. She lived her youth in rural Stickney, South Dakota, and attended school in Aurora Center, South Dakota.
She was united in marriage to Donald Will Hattendorf of Ocheyedan, Iowa, on February 15, 1956, at Aurora Reformed Church in Stickney, South Dakota. They lived in Ocheyedan, and later moved to Sibley, Iowa. Donna was the bookkeeper for their business, Hattendorf Construction. She also worked at Ben Franklin/Sibley Variety in Sibley, for 44 years. She was a member of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sibley, where she had been a Sunday School Aide and attended the Ruth Rebecca Circle. She was also a former Girl Scout Brownie Leader. Donna enjoyed playing cards and sharing her homemade goodies. Her family and church was her life. She will be remembered as a caring, loving, supportive person and always giving of herself.
Donna was a cancer survivor for 30 years and never complained. The entire family whole-heartedly supported her in the Susan G. Komen Walk Race For A Cure in Sioux City, Iowa. She passed away on Friday, November 6, 2009, at the Osceola Community Hospital in Sibley, Iowa.
Those left to cherish her memories are her husband: Don; two daughters and sons-in-law: Julie and Melvin Zevenbergen of Lake Park, IA; Mavis and Michael Anema of Sheldon, IA; two grandchildren: Justin Zevenbergen and Ashley Zevenbergen; four brothers: Vernon (Phyllis) Punt of Stickney, SD; Adames (Sarah) Punt of Stickney, SD; Richard (Philomena) Punt of Stickney, SD; Gershom (Wilmetta) Punt of Corsica, SD; two sisters: Harriet Kuyper of Mitchell, SD; Shirley Tolsma of Mitchell, SD; brother-in-law: Dale (Sharon) Hattendorf of Castlewood, SD; sister-in-law: Helen Oglesby of Spencer, IA; Foreign Exchange Student of 1990: Saya (Yamamoto) Matsumura of Kumamoto, Japan.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Peter A. and Gertrude Punt; parents-in-law: William and Dorothy Hattendorf; one brother: Dwaine (Gertrude) Punt; brothers-in-law: Ernest Kuyper, Gerben Tolsma, Leon Oglesby; sister-in-law: Mavis Hattendorf.
Donald Will Hattendorf was born on April 27, 1932 in Ocheyedan, Iowa. He was the son of William and Dorothy (Hesebeck) Hattendorf. He lived his youth in rural Ocheyedan where he attended school, worked on the farm with his dad and hauled gas. He served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1954. He attained the rank of Corporal and was honorably discharged. While serving in the army he wrote letters to Donna Mae Punt of Stickney, South Dakota, whom he met through her brother, who was also in the army and a friend of Don.
They dated and were united in marriage on February 15, 1956 at Aurora Reformed Church in Stickney. They lived in Ocheyedan where Don worked for his uncle building churches, which is where he learned the trade of construction. Don and Donna moved to Sibley. Don owned and operated Hattendorf Construction for many years. He especially loved cabinet making. He made and donated gun cabinets for the Osceola County Sportsman’s Club to be auctioned off for their fund raisers. Don and Donna enjoyed Polka music and going to Polka festivals in New Ulm, Minnesota. Donna passed away on November 6, 2009. Don enjoyed pipe organ music, traveling, attending the Minnesota State Fair, practical jokes, history, politics, and he was very passionate about his country.
His children and grandchildren were very special to him. He loved to have fun around them and when things didn’t go right he would say "Oh krautz or Oh fiddle sticks". Now the grandkids say that, also. Don moved to the Country View Manor in Sibley in March of 2017 where he passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017.
Those left to cherish his memories are his two daughters and sons-in-law, Julie and Melvin Zevenbergen of Lake Park, IA, Mavis and Michael Anema of Orange City, IA; his grandchildren, Justin and Alicia Zevenbergen and their son, Kiptyn; Ashley and Andy Posey and their son Carter; Joshua Anema and Caleb Anema; one brother and sister-in-law, Dale and Sharon Hattendorf of Castlewood, SD.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Donna; two sisters, Helen (Leon) Oglesby and Mavis Hattendorf.