Donald W. Everhart

DONALD EVERHART MUSCATINE, Iowa - Donald W. Everhart, 91, of Fruitland, died on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Bickford Cottage. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 23, 2011, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home, 1931 Houser Street. Reverend Collette Gould of the Island United Methodist Church will officiate. Honorary bearers will be Heather Furlong, Jeff Bedford, Jason Bedford, Serena Everhart, Alex Colberg, Tashia Wright, Michelle Wright, Julie Shannon, Sarah Kern, Angie Everhart, Briana Everhart, Shea Everhart, Cara Fisher, Jenny Schechinger, and Katie Rock. Casket bearers will be Josh Everhart, Mike Petersen, Ethan Everhart, Matt Everhart, Garrett Wright, and Dakota Upshaw. Burial will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military rites will be provided by the V.F.W. Post 1565. A time of food and fellowship will follow the committal at the Island United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2011, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Island United Methodist Church or the World War II Honor Tour. Don was born on May 11, 1920, i...[more]

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arquette, Iowa, the son of Ira and Jessie Sherwood Everhart. He married Gertrude O. Eggen on November 7, 1942, in Pendleton, Oregon. He served in the US Air Force during World War II where he was stationed in China for two years. He had worked as a butter maker for Swift and then for Grain Processing Corporation in the power house, where he retired from in 1983. He enjoyed planes, music, camping, and his model railroad. He was an avid fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes, Chicago Cubs, and the Chicago Bears. He always enjoyed tinkering in his garage. Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Gertrude Everhart of Fruitland; his children, Diane Bedford of Casa Grande, Arizona, John Everhart and wife, Ruth, of Fruitland, Richard Everhart and wife, Aida, of Escondido, California, David Everhart of Muscatine, Becki Petersen and husband, Gary, of Muscatine, Wayne Everhart and wife, Vicki, of Muscatine, Brian Everhart of Muscatine, and Joe Everhart of Grandview; 24 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great great-grandson; and one sister, Mary Bork of Davenport. He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Nancy, in infancy; one brother, Earl; and three sisters, Pearl, Ruth, and Clara; and one daughter-in-law, Karen Everhart.