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Donald LeRoy Gries

Birth	:	15 May 1929 Ute, Monona County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	8 Jul 2010 Charter Oak, Crawford County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Clair Cemetery, Ute, Monona County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0592003, -95.7089005
Plot	:	19th Street; Block 329; Lot 8
Description	:	CHARTER OAK, Iowa -- Don Gries, 81, died Thursday, July 8, 2010, at his home in Charter Oak. Services were Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak, with burial in the St. Clair Cemetery in Ute, Iowa. Donald LeRoy Gries was born May 15, 1929, in Ute, Iowa, to parents Elizabeth Henry and Leonard Gries. Don was baptized at the Church of Christ on June 23, 1940, in Ute, and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, Iowa, on June 13, 1954. He attended Ute Elementary School and Central Grade School in Omaha, Neb.,... Read More	CHARTER OAK, Iowa -- Don Gries, 81, died Thursday, July 8, 2010, at his home in Charter Oak. Services were Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak, with burial in the St. Clair Cemetery in Ute, Iowa. Donald LeRoy Gries was born May 15, 1929, in Ute, Iowa, to parents Elizabeth Henry and Leonard Gries. Don was baptized at the Church of Christ on June 23, 1940, in Ute, and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, Iowa, on June 13, 1954. He attended Ute Elementary School and Central Grade School in Omaha, Neb., and graduated from the Ute High School in 1947. He graduated from Buena Vista College in 1954, with a bachelor of arts degree. Don received a master of science degree from Omaha University in 1965. He then proceeded to earn a specialist in education degree, Ed.S., from Omaha University in 1967. After graduation from high school, Don served in the U.S. Army. He was assigned duty with the Army of Occupation in Japan. He was honorably discharged and then recalled to active duty during the Korean conflict. He was relieved from active duty in 1951, and honorably discharged from the Reserve in 1952. He married Dorothy Ann Naab, daughter of Arthur and Edna Naab, on Sept. 8, 1950, in Onawa, Iowa. They would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in September. His career in education began as a teacher and athletic coach in the Holly Springs-Hornick School system and lasted for three years before joining the Ute Consolidated School in 1957. After serving as a teacher, coach and principal in the Charter Oak-Ute Community School District, in 1967 he became superintendent of that same district until his retirement in 1992. He furthered his career in public service with his election to the Iowa State Legislature as a member of the House of Representatives from 1993 through 1999 with his retirement. He served Area District 12 which serves Monona, Crawford and Woodbury counties. He held the chairmanship of the Education Committee for his full six years. He was also a member of the Ways and Means Committee, Environmental Protection, Small Business, Health and Human Rights Appropriations Subcommittee and lastly, the Ethics Committee. Don was active in the community. He was an active member of St. John Lutheran Church serving as an usher until he became ill. He was active in the Ute, Iowa, American Legion Post 442 for 56 years and a member of the Charter Oak Community Club. If there was a "story" to be told, Don was either telling it or listening to a "story" and memorizing it to be told at another gathering. He loved his Friday coffee groups. He was an avid reader and golfer. He loved watching his children and grandchildren perform at events. He loved his children and grandchildren deeply. He is survived by his devoted wife, Dorothy of nearly 60 years; three daughters, Charlene Gries of Charter Oak, Karen Elizabeth McCord of Denison, Kris Anderson and her husband, Roger of Elk Point, S.D.; one son, Mark Gries of Sioux Falls, S.D.; one brother, Terry H. Gries of Ozona, Texas; and a half-sister, Judy Rybolt of Wichita, Kan. He is also survived by three granddaughters, Audrey Jent and her husband, Brandon, Emily Merrigan and her husband, Rian, and Christy Gries; one grandson, Casey Gries; and two great-granddaughters, Aylah and Monroe Jent. He loved to "tease" his grandchildren and vice versa. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; parents; two sisters-in-law; aunts, uncles and cousins.

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Donald LeRoy Gries's memorial is located at: Saint Clair Cemetery, Ute, Monona County, USA.
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Donald LeRoy Gries death on 8 Jul 2010 in Charter Oak, Crawford County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0592003
Longitude: -95.7089005

Family Members:

Parent

Leonard Harold Gries

(1908 - 1943)

Elizabeth Henry Gries

(1910 - 1936)

Spouse

Children

Charlene Faye Gries

(1949 - 2015)

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