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Donovon Krukow Obituary

HAMPTON | Donovon Lynn Krukow, 82, of Hampton passed away Friday at his home in Hampton.

Funeral services will be Monday, June 15, at 10:30 a.m. at Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.

Visitation will be held Sunday from 5-7 p.m. at Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Burial will take place at the West Fork Cemetery in rural Sheffield. Pastor Tim McGuire will be officiating.

Donovon Lynn Krukow was born March 27, 1933, in Hampton, the son of Theodore and Clara (Faust) Krukow. He attended West Mar College, LaMars, and Iowa State University, Ames. Don served in the Korean War 1954-1956, Air Section Headquarters Company, 9th Infantry Division, 7th army in Gloppigin, Germany. He graduated TDY Air Force airframe mechanic school at San Marcus, Texas, and twin engine transition school in Fort Hood, Texas. He was deployed to Gloppigin, Germany, where he was crew chief on the De Haviland Beaver L20, and was the mechanic for Gen. George Maddox of, Headquarters Company, 9th Infantry Division. Don received the Expert Medal for the 30 cal. M1 rifle. He attended non-commissioned officer academy in Munich, Germany.

Don married Belva Dee Tindall on Aug. 15, 1959, and they began farming. To this union two sons were born, David Mark Krukow, Hampton, and Jonathan Lynn Krukow, Hampton.

Don was a flight instructor and loved flying. His interest included woodworking, fishing and flying in the Canadian wilderness. He was a licensed private pilot, commercial pilot, sea plane, single engine, multi-engine and multi-engine instrument instructor.

He is survived by his wife, Belva Krukow, Hampton; sons David Krukow, Hampton, and Jonathan Krukow, Hampton; sister-in-law, Lenora Krukow of Cordova, Illinois; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Eugene Krukow of Cordova, Illinois.

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Published by Globe Gazette on Jun. 14, 2015.

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