Donald Eugene Nell Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Donald Eugene Nell, age 87, of rural Boone, died Monday, July 14, 2014, at the Boone County Hospital in Boone, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 20, at the Walter-Schroeder Funeral Home at Fifth & Story Streets in Boone from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with family present from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., then visitation will continue at the funeral home Monday, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., then at the church from 12:00 noon to the time of service. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, July 21, 2014, at 1:30 p.m., at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 281 Spruce Ln., northeast rural Boone, with Rev. Michael Standfest officiating. Interment will be in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, next to the church. Donald was born September 16, 1926, in Boone, Iowa, to John H. and Pauline A. (Murken) Nell. Donald attended school at St. Paul’s Lutheran School and graduated from Stanhope High School. Donald farmed all his life in Boone County north of Boone as a grain farmer, using his red Chevy truck to haul the grain. He was a member of the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Donald was the church bell ringer for 50 years and was active in his church. He would help with anything that needed to be done. Donald is preceded in death by his parents, his 2 brother’s, Edmund and Orville. Donald is survived by his sister, Myra Nell of Ames, Iowa, his sister in law, Marcella Nell of Boone, his 2 nephews, David Nell of Newport News, Virginia and Bruce Nell and his wife, Nanette of Fayetteville, Georgia, his niece, Barbara Nelson of Johnston, Iowa, his 2 great niece’s Christy Quirk and her husband, PJ of Durham, North Carolina and Jennifer Burke and her husband, Eli of Athens, Georgia, his great nephew, Bradley Nelson of Johnston, Iowa, his great niece, Abbey Nelson of Seattle, Washington and his great-great nephew, Felix Burke of Athens, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in memory of Donald Nell. On line condolences may be sent to the family at www.walter-schroederfuneralhome.com Walter ~ Schroeder Funeral Home at Fifth & Story Streets in Boone is handling the arrangements.

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September 16, 1926 - July 14, 2014

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September 16, 1926 - July 14, 2014

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