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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Donald L
Poelstra
March 2, 1930 – March 6, 2011
Obituary
Donald Poelstra, 81, of Yankton, formerly of Springfield
Funeral services will be 2 PM, Friday, March 11, 2011 at the Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Springfield. Burial is in the Springfield Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 11 am until 2 PM at the funeral home.
Don Poelstra, of Yankton, SD, died on March 6, 2011, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born on March 2, 1930, to Margaret (Harwood) Poelstra and William Poelstra Sr. Don was born in Yankton and grew up in Springfield. He married Joyce Hubregtse in 1948, and three children blessed their lives.
Don operated the Poelstra Food Market, a locker plant which had been a family operation for 50 years, with his father and brother. The business was sold in 1965 when he entered the insurance field. He served on the Springfield ambulance and emergency service, 20 years on the Fire Department, served on the city council, was a senior deacon at the Congregational Church, Worshipful Master of the Masonic Lodge, and was a 32nd Degree Mason. In 1970 he moved to Warner Robins, GA and worked for the Houston County Hospital for the ambulance service.
In 1984, Don married Carolyn Mackey Garrison of Oklahoma City. Don went back into insurance and worked in that field for 10 years in the Guaranteed Student Loan Program.
Don was honored to have won the Mighty Mo Photography Contest for his picture of the Standing Bear Bridge and was very proud of this accomplishment.
Don was preceded in death by his father, the Honorable William Poelstra Sr., his mother, Margaret, and his brother William Jr.
Don is survived by his loving family: wife, Carolyn Mackey Poelstra of Luther, OK; daughter Wanda Andre and husband Bob of Mapleton, IA; Donna Krietlow and husband Bob of Stickney, SD; son Terry Poelstra and wife Elaine of Yankton, SD; step daughter Jill Michalewicz and husband James of Gurnee, IL; step son Kermit Garrison of Norman, OK; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two step great grandchildren; two cousins; one sister-in-law, Mildred Armentrout of Sioux Falls, SD; two nieces and one nephew.
Funeral services will be 2 PM, Friday, March 11, 2011 at the Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Springfield. Burial is in the Springfield Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 11 am until 2 PM at the funeral home.
Don Poelstra, of Yankton, SD, died on March 6, 2011, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born on March 2, 1930, to Margaret (Harwood) Poelstra and William Poelstra Sr. Don was born in Yankton and grew up in Springfield. He married Joyce Hubregtse in 1948, and three children blessed their lives.
Don operated the Poelstra Food Market, a locker plant which had been a family operation for 50 years, with his father and brother. The business was sold in 1965 when he entered the insurance field. He served on the Springfield ambulance and emergency service, 20 years on the Fire Department, served on the city council, was a senior deacon at the Congregational Church, Worshipful Master of the Masonic Lodge, and was a 32nd Degree Mason. In 1970 he moved to Warner Robins, GA and worked for the Houston County Hospital for the ambulance service.
In 1984, Don married Carolyn Mackey Garrison of Oklahoma City. Don went back into insurance and worked in that field for 10 years in the Guaranteed Student Loan Program.
Don was honored to have won the Mighty Mo Photography Contest for his picture of the Standing Bear Bridge and was very proud of this accomplishment.
Don was preceded in death by his father, the Honorable William Poelstra Sr., his mother, Margaret, and his brother William Jr.
Don is survived by his loving family: wife, Carolyn Mackey Poelstra of Luther, OK; daughter Wanda Andre and husband Bob of Mapleton, IA; Donna Krietlow and husband Bob of Stickney, SD; son Terry Poelstra and wife Elaine of Yankton, SD; step daughter Jill Michalewicz and husband James of Gurnee, IL; step son Kermit Garrison of Norman, OK; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two step great grandchildren; two cousins; one sister-in-law, Mildred Armentrout of Sioux Falls, SD; two nieces and one nephew.
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