Donald John Nystrom, age 47, of Kimball died Tuesday, September 7, 2004 in the St. Cloud Hospital.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 11, 2004 at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Kimball with Fr. David Grundman officiating. Burial will follow in St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery, Kimball. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Kimball and one hour prior to the funeral on Saturday at the church. There will be a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Donald was born May 13, 1957 in St. Cloud to Manley and Dolores (Kunkel) Nystrom. He married Brenda Thurber May 28, 1983 at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Kimball. He was a planner/buyer at Malco Products from 1978 until 2003. Donald was a lifetime resident of Kimball where he was an active member of St. Anne's Catholic Church. Donald was also an active member of the National Ski Patrol for 22 years at Powder Ridge. He enjoyed coaching his children's youth sports.
Donald is survived by his wife, Brenda; daughter, Heather; sons, Mitchell, Eric, and Scott; mother, Dolores of Kimball; sisters and brothers, Betty Ann (Bruce Mancini), Larry, Joan, Patty (Terry) Nelson, Kristie (Jim) Orn and Chuck, all of Kimball; sisters-in-law, Val (Cliff) Schultz of Clearwater, Vickie (Gary) Lagred of Starbuck; step-father-in-law, Kenny Zander of Cokato; many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his father, Manley Nystrom; mother-in-law, Norma Thurber Zander; father-in-law, Clayton Thurber; brother-in-law, Jeff Thurber.
Pallbearers will be Jordan Mancini, Joshua Orn, Kateri Mancini, Lucas & Jacob Nystrom, and Malissa Schultz. Honorary pallbearers will be the Powder Ridge Ski Patrol. Music for the funeral will be provided by Stacy Hemmesch, Tom Schreiner and Bev Hendricks.
Arrangements were by Dingmann Funeral Care of Kimball.