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Sturm Funeral Home - Sleepy Eye Chapel

301 3rd Avenue S.W.

Sleepy Eye, Minnesota

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Jul. 25, 2025

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

St. Mary's Catholic Church - Sleepy Eye

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DONALD HACKER Obituary

DONALD HACKER 12/05/1930 - 07/19/2025 Donald James Hacker, 94, of Sleepy Eye died on July 19, 2025, at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Visitation will be on Friday, July 25, 2025, from 10 until 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church - North Entrance in Sleepy Eye. Funeral Mass will follow at 11 a.m. The clergy will be Fr. Craig Timmerman. Interment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Sleepy Eye. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com. Donald James Hacker was born on December 5, 1930, to John and Nellie (Roeckers) Hacker in New Ulm. He attended country school and then St. Michael's Catholic School in Morgan through the 8th grade. He then stayed home to work on the farm with his father. On April 15, 1952, Donald married Mary Jo Mickelson at St. Mary's Catholic Church and they made their home on the farm by Sleepy Eye where they raised four children. In addition to farming, he worked many years driving truck for road construction all across the Midwest. He enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing, the Vikings, dancing, and playing cards with family and friends. He also enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In later years, if you had time and wanted a cold beer with him, he would tell you his life story. Don is survived by his son, Kevin (Julie) Hacker of Brainerd; four grandchildren, Lucas (Caitlyn) Hacker, Kendra (Tim) Paquin, Jeff Trebesch, and Whitney Trebesch; three great-grandchildren, Waylon, Weston, and Talon; special niece, Karen; and other loving relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Mary; sons, Jeff and Dean; daughter, Lori; parents; sister, Florence Gewerth; and two brothers in infancy.

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Published by Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch from Jul. 21 to Jul. 24, 2025.

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Jul

25

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

St. Mary's Catholic Church - Sleepy Eye

St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 636 1st Ave N, MN 56085

Jul

25

Funeral Mass

11:00 a.m.

St. Mary's Catholic Church - Sleepy Eye

St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 636 1st Ave N, MN 56085

Jul

25

Burial

St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery - Sleepy Eye

602 St Marys St NE, Sleepy Eye, NE 56085

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Sturm Funeral Home - Sleepy Eye Chapel

301 3rd Avenue S.W. P.O. Box 362, Sleepy Eye, MN 56085

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