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Donald Ray “Don” Potter

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Birth	:	24 Feb 1929 Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	12 Aug 2017 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7714000, -96.9056000
Description	:	Donald (Don) R. Potter passed away Saturday August 12, 2017 in Sioux City, Iowa. The celebration of his life will be held on Wednesday, August 16 at the United Church of Christ in Vermillion, South Dakota at 4:00 p.m. A private family burial will precede the service at the Bluff View Cemetery. Donald Ray Potter was born February 24, 1929 in Emmetsburg, Iowa to Loren Ray and Lila Dell Harris Potter. He grew up in Schaller and graduated from High School in Algona, Iowa. There he participated in sports and band. Don continued his education at the University of Northern Iowa, then... Read More	Donald (Don) R. Potter passed away Saturday August 12, 2017 in Sioux City, Iowa. The celebration of his life will be held on Wednesday, August 16 at the United Church of Christ in Vermillion, South Dakota at 4:00 p.m. A private family burial will precede the service at the Bluff View Cemetery. Donald Ray Potter was born February 24, 1929 in Emmetsburg, Iowa to Loren Ray and Lila Dell Harris Potter. He grew up in Schaller and graduated from High School in Algona, Iowa. There he participated in sports and band. Don continued his education at the University of Northern Iowa, then Iowa State Teachers College. His interests were playing in a dance band, playing trumpet and being a soloist. He was part of the barbershop quartet “The Gay Blades.” He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education. He taught in Rutland and Odebolt, Iowa. His higher education continued at Iowa State University where he received a Master’s in School Psychology. He was a school psychologist for Hancock, Winnebago and Kossuth Counties, before returning to the University of Iowa and subsequently received his Docorate from the University of South Dakota (USD). He was professor of special education and Division chair in the School of Education at USD, retiring in 1994, having devoted 30 years to future educators. He was admired and touched the lives of hundreds of students, and all who knew him. Don and Doris McGuire were married May 22, 1949 in Algona, Iowa. Three daughters were born to this union, Cynthia Ann, Catherine Ann and Julia Ann. Doris passed away February 1, 2003. In April of 2005 he and Constance (Connie) L. Hoag were united in marriage in Vermillion, South Dakota. Don and Connie traveled to Iceland, England, Ireland, Scotland and many cites in the United States. Their final trip was to Maui in January 2017. His parents, his first wife, Doris, and his youngest daughter Julie, his brother James (Jim) and two sisters, Kay Creel and Ruth Ann McDonough, preceded him in death. Family members who mourn his passing include his wife Connie, his daughters Cynthia Fejfar Higgins (Ronald) and Cathy Hayes. Don has six grandchildren, Danielle Hoeme (Larry), Brittany Coffer (Jimmy) and Tate Stewart (Brad), Kelly Minette Fitzmaurice (Brian), Kristopher Minette and Elizabeth Hayes. His thirteen great-grandchildren are Mimi, Sutton, Luke and Hays Hoeme, Delaney and Evie Coffer, Conner, Clare and Cooper Fitzmaurice, Brandon, Izzy and Kamila Minette, and soon to be born Marlowe James Stewart, as well as many nieces and nephews. The Potter family wishes to thank Siouxland Hospice and especially his nurse, Pam. His heart held much love for friends, old and new, but his greatest love was for his family. [Courtesy: Kober Funeral Home]

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Donald Ray “Don” Potter's memorial is located at: Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, USA.
When did Donald Ray “Don” Potter death?
Donald Ray “Don” Potter death on 12 Aug 2017 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.7714000
Longitude: -96.9056000

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Spouse

Doris Marie McGuire Potter

(1927 - 2003)

Siblings

Ruth Ann Potter McDonough

(1920 - 2007)

James Harris Potter

(1927 - 2013)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Bluff View Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7714000, -96.9056000

2. Saint Agnes Calvary Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7715900, -96.9072100

3. Saint Agnes Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7872009, -96.8499985

4. Dowlin Cemetery
Burbank, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7789001, -96.8107986

5. Gibb's Cemetery
Newcastle, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6985100, -96.8518400

6. Saint Peter Greenfield Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8608017, -96.8644028

7. Clay Creek Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8516998, -96.9788971

8. Ionia Cemetery
Newcastle, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6893997, -96.8300018

9. Maskell Cemetery
Maskell, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6878014, -96.9916992

10. Halverson Cemetery
Maskell, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6908600, -97.0013500

11. Ahlsborg Lutheran Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8228000, -96.7612000

12. Saint Mary Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8520584, -96.7877502

13. Newcastle Cemetery
Newcastle, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6550500, -96.8708700

14. Saint Peters Calvary Cemetery
Newcastle, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6533800, -96.8744700

15. Spirit Mound Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8885994, -96.9424973

16. Clay Point Cemetery
Prairie Center Township, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8987700, -96.9065600

17. Lime Grove Cemetery
Maskell, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6632400, -96.9990500

18. Lime Creek Cemetery
Maskell, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6569600, -97.0004700

19. Obert Cemetery
Obert, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6702995, -97.0289001

20. Evergreen Cemetery
Meckling, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7896996, -97.0903015

21. Brule Creek Cemetery
Spink Township, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8346510, -96.7324350

22. Taylor Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8372002, -97.0785980

23. Union County Poor Farm Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7649210, -96.7077580

24. Saint Paul Cemetery
Elk Point, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7641983, -96.7061005