The Lord called Don Wiener home at the age of 86 Nov. 27, 2024, at his home in Sauk Centre, with his family at his side.
A Mass of Christian Burial was Dec. 2 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with the Rev. Greg Paffel officiating. A private entombment was at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls Dec. 4.
Visitation was Sunday and Monday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre. Parish prayers were Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Donald William Wiener, also known as Don or Donny, was born Oct. 28, 1938, near Padua, to Hubert and Magdaline (Klaphake) Wiener. He lost his mother at the very young age of 5, and was raised by his father with the assistance of his mother’s cousins. Don went to District 53 country school, and at 15 years old went to Morris Agricultural School. Don met Lois at The White Spot Cafe in 1958. He married his “sweetheart” April 22, 1961. After the wedding, Don was drafted into the Army; he completed basic training at Fort Carson, Colorado, and then was stationed at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. After the Army, Don and Lois moved back to Sauk Centre, where they raised their three daughters. Over the next several years, Don operated heavy equipment and then moved on to hauling equipment from job site to job site for Blattner’s. In retirement, Don and Lois spent their winters in Arizona, and his summers were spent back in Sauk Centre, driving truck for Nutrien.
Don is survived by his loving wife of nearly 64 years, Lois (Lindback); three daughters, Denise Olmscheid of Sauk Centre, Melinda (Loren) Kerfeld of Sauk Rapids and Michelle (Chad) Mohr of Sauk Rapids. He was blessed with eight amazing grandchildren, Bo (Cassidy) Olmscheid, Kelli Olmscheid, Abby (Mat) Hall, Paige (Jason) Rector, Blake (Brianna) Kerfeld, Ryan Mohr, Ali (Maxwell) Hartman and Megan Mohr. Don was also known as Grandpa GG to eight beautiful great-grandchildren, Leighton and Kollins Olmscheid, Mathew and Audrey Hall, Theo and Charlie Rector, Emma Kerfeld, and Blakely Hartman. He is also survived by his siblings, Francis (Virginia) Wiener and Veronica (Leander) Moritz; and sisters-in-law, Sharon Walters and Muriel Lindback.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert and Magdaline; infant brother, Harold; sister, Deloris Sovich; brother-in-law, Richard Sovich; father and mother-in-law, Harry and Martha (Engel) Lindback; brothers and sisters-in-law, Harvey and Carol Lindback, Vernon and Marcia Lindback, Margaret and Duane Ecklund, and Harold Walters; an infant nephew; and infant great-granddaughter, Addison Olmscheid.
A special thank you to the to staff at CentraCare Hospice for their wonderful care of Don these past few weeks.
