1932
Donald
2004
Donald Honl
June 2, 1932 — April 15, 2004
Donald W. Honl, age 71, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, April 15, 2004, after a year long battle with cancer, at MeritCare Hospital South University, Fargo, ND.
Donald was born June 2, 1932, rural Lidgerwood, ND, to Joseph and Anna (Hejtmanek) Honl. He grew up on the family farm and attended and graduated from Lidgerwood High School in 1949. He helped his brother farm until 1952, when Donald entered the US Army. He served overseas in Korea and was discharged in 1954, after which he returned to Lidgerwood. Donald played independent baseball, both before and after his military service. Donald moved to St. Paul, MN, where he worked for the US Postal Service.
On June 25, 1960, Donald was united in marriage to Magdalen Lange at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Lidgerwood. They lived in Minneapolis, MN, until August of 1960, when they moved to Moorhead. Donald transferred to the Fargo Post Office where he worked until he retired in 1991.
After his retirement, Donald worked at Hawley (MN) Golf and Country Club and seasonally for American Crystal Sugar at their piling stations in Felton, MN, and Glyndon, MN. His hobbies were golfing, working with wood and solving puzzles. The couple wintered in Arizona and Donald played softball. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church for 41 years, the Knights of Columbus, and the American Legion.
Donald is survived by his wife, Magdalen, Moorhead; two sons, Douglas (Lenora), Moorhead, and Bradley (Sonja), Eagan, MN; five brothers, LaVerne (Glenda), Lidgerwood, Harold of Fargo, ElRoy (Jeannie) Columbia Heights, MN, Gene of North Branch, MN, and Larry (Penny), Eau Claire, WI; four sisters, Junette (Donald) Willprecht, Wahpeton, ND, Barbara (Roger) Buske, North Branch, Betty Honl, Minneapolis, and Connie (David) Hansen, Duluth, MN; a sister-in-law, Norma Honl, Lidgerwood; and two grandsons, Cole and Calvin.
Donald was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Andrew; and a sister-in-law, Janice Honl.
Visitation: Sunday, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM,
Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Prayer service: Sunday at 7:00 PM,
Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Funeral service: Monday, April 19, 2004, at 10:30 AM,
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Moorhead.
Burial: St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Moorhead.
Donald was born June 2, 1932, rural Lidgerwood, ND, to Joseph and Anna (Hejtmanek) Honl. He grew up on the family farm and attended and graduated from Lidgerwood High School in 1949. He helped his brother farm until 1952, when Donald entered the US Army. He served overseas in Korea and was discharged in 1954, after which he returned to Lidgerwood. Donald played independent baseball, both before and after his military service. Donald moved to St. Paul, MN, where he worked for the US Postal Service.
On June 25, 1960, Donald was united in marriage to Magdalen Lange at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Lidgerwood. They lived in Minneapolis, MN, until August of 1960, when they moved to Moorhead. Donald transferred to the Fargo Post Office where he worked until he retired in 1991.
After his retirement, Donald worked at Hawley (MN) Golf and Country Club and seasonally for American Crystal Sugar at their piling stations in Felton, MN, and Glyndon, MN. His hobbies were golfing, working with wood and solving puzzles. The couple wintered in Arizona and Donald played softball. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church for 41 years, the Knights of Columbus, and the American Legion.
Donald is survived by his wife, Magdalen, Moorhead; two sons, Douglas (Lenora), Moorhead, and Bradley (Sonja), Eagan, MN; five brothers, LaVerne (Glenda), Lidgerwood, Harold of Fargo, ElRoy (Jeannie) Columbia Heights, MN, Gene of North Branch, MN, and Larry (Penny), Eau Claire, WI; four sisters, Junette (Donald) Willprecht, Wahpeton, ND, Barbara (Roger) Buske, North Branch, Betty Honl, Minneapolis, and Connie (David) Hansen, Duluth, MN; a sister-in-law, Norma Honl, Lidgerwood; and two grandsons, Cole and Calvin.
Donald was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Andrew; and a sister-in-law, Janice Honl.
Visitation: Sunday, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM,
Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Prayer service: Sunday at 7:00 PM,
Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Funeral service: Monday, April 19, 2004, at 10:30 AM,
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Moorhead.
Burial: St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Moorhead.
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