Donald King, 48

Halma - Donald D. King, 48, died Wednesday, December 27, 2000 at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 30, at Eidsvold Lutheran Church in Halma. Interment was in Westaker Cemetery in Newfolden. Hughes Funeral Home of Hallock was in charge of the arrangements.

Donald D. King was born on February 16, 1952 in Crookston, the son of John and Eileen (Ford) King. He grew up in the Euclid area and attended school in Crookston.

On September 16, 1972, he was united in marriage to Linda Sorenson at Thief River Falls. The couple lived in several communities including East Grand Forks, Angus and Newfolden before moving to Halma in 1981. Don did construction work and grain elevator repair in the area and had worked for Vigen Construction in East Grand Forks, Rusten and Pflaum in Cavalier, N.D., LaMar Johnson in Kennedy and Folland Construction in Halma.

Survivors include his wife, Linda; three sons, Jason of Lake Bronson, Chad of Thief River Falls and Shawn (T.R.) of Baudette; two daughters, Jennifer of Halma and Jessica of Greenbush; two grandchildren; his mother, Eileen of Angus; three brothers, Thomas (Debbie) of Belvedere, Ill., Robert (Sharon) of Buckingham, Ill. and Edward (Arlene) of Crookston; and five sisters, Mary (Mike) Glanner of Grafton, N.D., Linda (Ronnie) Maszk of Grand Forks, N.D., Alice Whitehead of Crookston and Carol (Dean) Bjelde and Patricia (Tom) Holweger, both of Detroit Lakes.

Don was preceded in death by his father; twin brother, Duane; and a sister, Judy. A00003B2000JA03

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