Donald J. Scribner, 74, of Nashua died Friday evening, Oct. 31, 2008 at his rural Nashua home.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Nashua United Methodist Church in Nashua with Pastor Okitakayi Lundula and Pastor Nate Frazee officiating.
Burial will be at St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Nashua.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Nashua, (641) 435-4134, and for one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be left for Don at www.hugebackfuneralhome.com.
Donald J. Scribner was born June 23, 1934 in Waterloo, the son of Charles and Marcella (Nelson) Scribner. He attended school in Waterloo.
He was united in marriage to Marjorie Knight and moved to Nashua. To this union three sons were born. Marjorie passed away May 14, 1971. Don married Karen (Tiffany) Wiggins on June 27, 1974 to this union two children were born. Karen passed away Dec. 18, 2003. Don worked for the Oliver Corp. from 1959 to 1966. In 1967, he purchased Don’s Lounge in Nashua. He owned and operated it for 21 years.
Don started working in maintenance at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in 1987. He retired in 1999. Don was a member of the Nashua Volunteer Fire Department for 17 years and served on the Bradford Board of Trustee’s for many years. He liked going to auctions, tinkering with tractors and spending time with his kids and grandkids.
Don is survived by five sons, Donnie of Greene, Leonard (Sandy) of Nashua, Larry (Angie) of Waverly, James Scribner of Nashua and Dennis (Lisa) Wiggins of Des Moines; three daughters, Kristi (Chris) Lubben of Shell Rock; Kelly (Dean) Buls of Tripoli and Sandra (Galen) Franzen of Nashua; 22 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; one brother, John (Mary) Scribner of Waterloo and one sister, Sheila (Ron) Leerhoff of Plainfield.
He was preceded in death by his wives, Marjorie in 1971 and Karen in 2003; a daughter; a grandson, Ryan Scribner: his parents; a brother, Bob Scribner; two sisters, Marjorie Nisius and Dolly Scribner.