Donald R. Wang, 99, Halstad, MN, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Fairview Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming, MN.
He was born on September 17, 1922, in Fargo, ND to Louis and Jennie (Melting) Wang. Donald attended school through the 8th grade in rural Halstad and was the primary caregiver for his two younger siblings during his teenage years. As a teenager, he worked as a farmhand on the Gilbertson Farm. Donald married Eunice Holm on November 10, 1945. After they were married, they lived and worked on the Weise Farm. During that time, they bought an old garage from Coney Gilbertson and added on to it to make a two-story house where they lived for 75 years. He earned a Steam Engineer license and worked at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN maintaining the heating system for over 25 years. Donald also worked at the Halstad, Shelly, and Ada Creameries, the Halstad Nursing Home, and he maintained the heating system at the Halstad Lutheran Church into his 90s.
Donald was a good-natured person who was a child at heart. He loved to dance and play any type of game including rummy, whist, marbles, Yahtzee, horseshoes, and bean bags. He taught his grandchildren to drive a stick shift in the big red truck before they could even reach the pedals. Into his late 80s, he would play “horsey” with his great-grandchildren letting them ride on his back. He had a “can do” attitude to figure out new things and did not let anything go to waste that could be “fixed.” Donald always had a smile and liked talking to everyone he met.
Donald is survived by his sons, Dean Wang, Chisago City, MN, and Larry (Bonnie) Wang, Amery, WI; son-in-law, Dwight Todd, Halstad, MN; grandchildren, Steven Wang, Chisago City, MN, April Todd (James Golden), Harmans, MD, Logan (Denise) Wang, Savage, MN, Erik (Robyn) Wang, Cottage Grove, MN, Ryan (Amber) Todd, Horace, ND, Derek (Becky) Todd, Halstad, MN, Ashley (Marzel) Harris, Shakopee, MN, and Tess (Kenneth) Nordstrom, Center City, MN; and fifteen great-grandchildren, Dylan, James, Jordan, Katie, Nellie, Ian, Ledger, Elijah, Zarah, Idella, Lake, Isla, Lincoln, Azalea, and Tauren.
Donald was preceded in death by his wife, Eunice; daughter, Debbie (Dwight) Todd; daughter-in-law, Denise Wang; sister, Emogene Oberholtzer, and brother, Howard Wang.
Memorial Service: 2:00 PM, Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Halstad Lutheran Church, Halstad, MN.
Visitation: One hour before the memorial service at the church.
Inurnment: Augustana Lutheran Cemetery, Halstad, MN.
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Arrangements with Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Homes
Ada & Halstad, Minnesota
