Donald Stanley Lingel

Donald Stanley Lingel of West Des Moines, IA passed away on September 1, 2016. He was born in Stockett, MT to Charles and Anna Lingel on December 27, 1923. He was the 14th of 15 children and took over working the farm and the care of his younger brother and mother at the age of 18 when his father passed away. He served in the Merchant Marines in WWII from 1942–1944 and was proud to be recognized as a Veteran. His printing career began in 1951, while also running the family farm, until 1956. He then worked as a pressman for the Great Falls Tribune in Great Falls, MT, the Portland Journal in Portland, OR, and the Missoulian in Missoula, MT. After rising to the position of foreman at the Missoulian, he accepted a job as foreman for the printing of the Wall Street Journal in West Des Moines, IA and was instrumental in setting up printing presses in Singapore and Hong Kong. Don was constantly thinking of ways to improve the printing process and used his welding and metalsmith skills to produce many new mechanisms to increase efficiency.

Don was married to Barbara Joann Grant Ozimek on September 21, 1985. They resided in Clive, IA and West Des Moines. Don retired in 1993. They moved to Bella Vista, AR and spent 10 years enjoying golf, fishing, cards, and many new friends and activities at Bella Vista Lutheran Church. Don and Joann moved back to West Des Moines to enjoy Joann’s family including sister and brother-in-law, June and Sam Rizzuti, brother and sister-in-law, Ed and May Grant; sons, Alan and Russell Ozimek; 3 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild.

Don is survived by his wife, Barbara Joann Lingel; his former wife, Anna Lingel and their children, Charles (Mary) Lingel of Sammamish, WA, Connie Lingel of Portland, OR, Marcia (Kevin Dumont) Lingel of Preston, WA, Nada (Dennis Smith) Lingel of Forest Grove, OR; grandchildren, Kathryn Lingel, Shawn Dumont and Amanda Dumont; and his brother, Francis Lingel who resides in California. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sharon Lingel-Pate.

Don is remembered for his sense of humor, his ability to win at a friendly game of cards no matter how extreme the odds, his ability to fix anything, and his love of all things mechanical. At Dow Jones he was known as the “Master Craftsman”! Don and Joann had their 31st anniversary coming up on September 21 and spent all of those years always together and were big homebodies. He will be so very missed by all of his family and especially by his beloved wife, Joann.

Services will be held Friday, September 9, 2016 at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, IA with visitation from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. and the memorial service at 10. Private burial of his cremated remains will be at Resthaven Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sharon Lingel-Pate Memorial Fund, Pacific University, 2043 College Way in Forest Grove, OR 97116. Condolences may be expressed online at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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