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Donald C “Pooch” Ament

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Birth	:	4 Apr 1950 Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 Oct 2009 Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens, Mount Vernon, Knox County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.4108009, -82.4203033
Plot	:	Section FF - Row 1 - Grave 6
Description	:	From the October 24, 2009 edition of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- Donald C. "Pooch" Ament, 59, of Dyersville, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, after a two year battle with MDS/AML (Leukemia). Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with the Rev. Phil Kruse officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a parish scripture service at 1 p.m. He was born on April... Read More	From the October 24, 2009 edition of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- Donald C. "Pooch" Ament, 59, of Dyersville, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, after a two year battle with MDS/AML (Leukemia). Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with the Rev. Phil Kruse officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a parish scripture service at 1 p.m. He was born on April 4, 1950, at Xavier Hospital, Dubuque, son of Urban "Prex" and Anita (Whiting) Ament. He attended Xavier Grade School, Xavier High School and graduated in 1968 from Beckman High School. He also attended the University of Iowa for two years. He married Margie Schlichte on Oct. 18, 1986, at the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier. Their daughter, Ellie Marie, was born to them on Feb. 26, 1994. He spent his entire 39-year career at Ertl and RC2 in Dyersville, where he held jobs from die cast operator, fork lift operator, shipping and receiving, assembly line, finance clerk, expeditor, buyer, import purchasing manager, product planning manager and lastly vice president of product planning for RC2. His passion was golf and in his later years helping and watching Ellie rapidly excel in the game that was so much a part of his life. He was a numerous Club and City champion and was inducted into the Eastern Iowa Golf Association Hall of Fame in 1996. He was part of the 1965 Iowa High School State Championship team for Xavier High School. Don also was a big Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears and Iowa Hawkeyes fan. He was very active in the Jaycees for 10 years and was a past president. He also served on the Dyersville Country Club Board for two and a half terms as well as DAFFI for two years. Surviving are his wife, Margie; a daughter, Ellie, at home; a brother, Michael (Geralyn) Ament, of Mesa, Ariz.; a sister, Mary Ritter, of Minneapolis; his mother-in-law, Mildred Schlichte; in-laws, Kathy (Marty) Helle, Dianne (Ted) Kluesner, Deb (Loras) Digmann, John (Kelly) Schlichte, Ann (Todd) Kelleher, Jeff (Teresa) Schlichte, Dan (Mary) Schlichte, Jim (Susie) Schlichte and Pat (Donna) Schlichte; and aunt, Dorothy (Whiting) Beyer, of Manchester; an uncle, Gene Whiting, of Delhi; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his father-in-law, Alvin Schlichte; a brother-in-law, Jack Ritter; and two nephews.

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Donald C “Pooch” Ament's memorial is located at: Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens, Mount Vernon, Knox County, USA.
When did Donald C “Pooch” Ament death?
Donald C “Pooch” Ament death on 21 Oct 2009 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.4108009
Longitude: -82.4203033

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Parent

Urban Ament

(1911 - 1979)

Anita Whiting Ament

(1910 - 2002)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Patterson Cemetery
Mount Vernon, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4262300, -82.3857190

2. Oak Grove Cemetery
Gambier, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3838997, -82.3936005

3. Skeen Cemetery
Monroe Township, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4160625, -82.4653704

4. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Howard, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4021988, -82.3705978

5. Ebenezer Cemetery
Mount Vernon, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4486400, -82.4365800

6. Kenyon College Cemetery
Gambier, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3740700, -82.3984400

7. Kokosing Nature Preserve Burial Ground
Gambier, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3835390, -82.3766900

8. Quarry Chapel Cemetery
Gambier, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3876340, -82.3710770

9. Mound View Cemetery
Mount Vernon, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4042015, -82.4832993

10. Mount Calvary Cemetery
Mount Vernon, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4049988, -82.4852982

11. Bostater Family Cemetery
Mount Vernon, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3605000, -82.4453000

12. Saint Johns Cemetery
South Mount Vernon, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3633003, -82.4618988

13. Old Jelloway Cemetery
Howard, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4240740, -82.3451150

14. Morris Chapel Cemetery
Mount Vernon, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4569500, -82.4724000

15. Morris Cemetery
Mount Vernon, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4569016, -82.4728012

16. Pike Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4702500, -82.4416600

17. Branstool-Critchfield-Shrimplin Cemetery
Howard, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4021940, -82.3393400

18. Mount Zion Cemetery
Gambier, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3750000, -82.3518982

19. Amity Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4716988, -82.3743973

20. Wright Cemetery
Howard, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4116040, -82.3264590

21. Braddock Cemetery
Fredericktown, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4789500, -82.4670500

22. Stilley Cemetery
Mount Vernon, Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3975340, -82.5199160

23. Hopewell Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3362100, -82.3887500

24. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Knox County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3280983, -82.4139023