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A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 20, at 2pm at Memorial Services of Iowa (4208 N. Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, IA 50023. The service will be livestreamed at the following link: https://vimeo.com/event/4504503
Don grew up in Tyler, MN. He joined the Navy Air Corps on December 3, 1951. He served on the USS Hancock and the USS Boxer aircraft carriers for 4 years. Don and LaVonne settled in Ankeny, IA and raised their 3 kids, Brian, Kim & Tammy.
Don worked the majority of his life as manager of Crescent Electric Supply in Des Moines, IA. One of Don's favorite pastimes was golfing. He was a lifelong member of Ankeny Golf & Country Club. He also enjoyed playing cards, spending time with his friends and family, and he was an avid reader.
Don was preceded in death by his loving wife of 54 years, LaVonne Pickering. He is survived by his 3 children, Brian Pickering (Amy), Kim Lewis (Brian), Tammy Kempf (Kim); his loving companion, Elma Marquardt;10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Don was an inspiration to his family and loved sharing his lifetime stories with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was greatly loved by all of us and will be very much missed.
Donations in Don's name can be made to the American Heart Association or to the American Cancer Society.
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Cindy Graham Kruse
August 9, 2024
I am very sad to see that Don passed away. In the 1960´s my family lived several houses away from the Pickering´s, on Kenworthy Drive. Kim is my age and she was a friend in elementary school. I also took piano lessons from LaVonne, who was so sweet. We moved from Ankeny when I was 12, and then a couple of decades later I was lucky to meet and see Don frequently through our mutual work in the electrical products distribution industry. He was always so kind and courteous, soft spoken and had a smile for everyone. I´m not sure if early on when we both realized through name recognition that there was this past connection whether he thought to mention it to Kim, but in any case I wanted to let his family know now and to tell you how special he was to many of us at Graybar Electric and how sorry I am for your loss of him.
Sympathies and prayers for peace and comfort to the Pickering family from Cindy (Graham) Kruse and my Bill & Betty Graham family.
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August 8, 2024
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