Don Morrow
Oct. 27, 1931-March 30, 1999
Funeral services for Don Morrow, 67, Oak Street, Niles, will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, by the Rev. Dr. Ronald H. Wakeman of First Presbyterian Church, Niles.
Morrow died Tuesday at 1:55 a.m. at Lakeland Medical Center, Niles, following a brief illness.
He was born Oct. 27, 1931, in Arlington, S.D. He had lived in Niles since 1990, coming from Raleigh, N.C.
On Dec. 31, 1952, in Niles, he married the former Ellen L. Jones, who survives.
He retired in 1980 after 25 years of service with HUD in Philadelphia and Chicago. He was the former manager for Tempco in Virginia Beach, Va. (a home management company.)
He received his bachelor's degree from South Dakota State University in 1956, and his master's degrees from Syracuse University in 1957 and Harvard in 1964.
Morrow was a member and Elder of First Presbyterian Church, Niles. He was also a member of the Niles Lions' Club and American Legion Post No. 26, Niles.
He was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the US Army Airborne Division. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, archery and skydiving.
Surviving family also includes two daughters, Lea M. Wierer of New Berlin, Wis., and Lyn Maahs of Sycamore, Ill., a son Kurt of Gainesville, Va., a sister, Joy Friedkin of West Hills, Calif., and eight grandchildren.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the funeral home.
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, March 31, 1999, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library