Donald R. Mcclellan

Donald "Don" R. McClellan, 101, of Palmer, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, September 13, 2024, at the United Methodist Church in Palmer.  Interment with military honors will be held at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer.  Pastor Serene Samuel will be officiating.

Visitation will be held from 5-8 P.M. on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at the United Methodist Church in Palmer.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Legion Club in Palmer.  Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in Palmer is assisting Don’s family.

Donald was born on August 9, 1923, to Earl and Mary (Hunt) McClellan in Palmer, Nebraska.  He grew up in Palmer and attended elementary school at District 60 Country School.  He graduated from Palmer High School in 1941. He entered the U.S. Marines in May of 1944 and was honorably discharged in August of 1946. Don was united in marriage to Delores Ann Fairbairn on September 22, 1951, in St. Paul.  The couple farmed and raised their children, Ron, Roger, Larry, Deborah, Donna, and Diane.  Don was a member of the Burton-Beyer American Legion Club – Post 120 and the Forty and Eight (patriotic organization of U.S. veterans).  He truly loved being a farmer.  His hobbies included playing cards, woodworking, and tinkering around the farm.  He also had his pilot’s license. His greatest enjoyment in life was attending the activities of all of his children and grandchildren and playing with his great-grandchildren.

Those left to cherish Don’s memory include his sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald and Jean McClellan of Quincy, Illinois, Roger and MaryAnna McClellan of Palmer, Larry and Nancy McClellan of Palmer; daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah Hansen of Sac City, Iowa, Donna and Steve Stec of Hastings, Diane and Jeff Kostbahn of Grand Island; brother, John McClellan of St. Paul; sister-in-law, Jane Kasson of St. Paul; grandchildren and spouses, Michael and Kelli McClellan, Cody McClellan, Heath and Alexa McClellan, Eric McClellan, Amy and Rob Edwards, Mikayla Kostbahn, Zach and EliseKostbaun, Fallon and Jesus Tamayo, Holly and Adrian Carlson, Marissa and Austin Timmerman, Mariah and Alex Ehrman, Kylee McClellan, Karlee McClellan, and Morgan McClellan; great-grandchildren, Rowan and Miles McClellan, Thea McClellan, Zoey and Eli Kostbahn, Savannah Edwards, Keean Tamayo, Miriam, Veronica, and Loretta Carlson, Karter, Hudson, and Brodie Timmerman, Brielle Ehrman; numerous nieces and nephews.

Donald was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Delores; infant son, Roy; grandson, Travis; great-granddaughter, Rylee; brother and sister-in-law, William “Bill” and Dolores McClellan;sisters and brothers-in-law, Ethel and Bob Fairbairn, Irene and Bus Johnson; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, James Kasson, Elaine McClellan; Carl and Arlene Henningsen, Mike and Marge Schmidt.