Obituary for Donald P. Flint
Donald P. Flint, 68, of
Sunset Road, Ironwood Township, died Saturday, July 16, 2011, in Ironwood,
following a brief illness. He was born Feb. 19, 1943, in Chippewa Falls,
Wis., son of the late Floyd and Lillian (Rundberg) Flint, and graduated from
Chippewa Falls High School in 1961. He then joined the U.S. Navy, serving on
nuclear submarines USS Triton and USS Skate for seven years. Following his honorable discharge, Don
returned to Bloomer, Wis., where he constructed homes and barns and worked in
metal fabrication and maintenance. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves in 1984
and served in the 397th Engineer Battalion in Eau Claire, Wis., retiring as
motor pool sergeant in 1997. During this time, he was also employed in metal
fabrication at PDM, retiring in 1998 and moving to Ironwood in
2001. Don was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in
Ironwood, where he sang in the choir and was a certified lay minister. He
was also a member of Mercier-Kero American Legion Post 371 in Saxon, Wis., and
served in the Ironwood American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard, a member and past
president of the Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce in 2005, member and past
president of the local Gideons Chapter, and was an active member and served on
the board of directors of Copper Peak. He loved hunting at his deer camp,
fishing on his boat, the "Sea U Later", out of Saxon Harbor on Lake Superior,
and playing golf. On July 17, 1965, Don was married to the
former Betty J. Baldwin in Norfolk, Va. She survives. Also surviving are three sons, Edward
(Cynthia), Menomonie, Wis., Donald II (Kristine), Burke, Va., and Erick
(Michelle) Chippewa Falls.; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren;
two brothers, Thomas (Candis), Barron, Wis., and Jerome (Corky), Toledo, Ohio; a
sister, Sharilyn Seitz, Bricelyn, Minn.; and numerous nieces, nephews, and
brothers-and-sisters-in-law. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death
by two brothers, Floyd Jr. and Dennis; and a sister, Joyce Flint. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July
20, at 11 a.m., at Salem Lutheran Church in Ironwood, with the Rev. Peggy Rose
officiating. Committal will take place at the church, where
full military honors will be accorded by the Mercier-Kero American Legion Post
371 Honor Guard. Luncheon will follow in the church fellowship
hall. Inurnment will be in the Northern Wisconsin
Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner, Wis. Members of the
Ironwood American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard will serve as
pallbearers. Relatives and friends may call at the church
from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to
Salem Lutheran Church. To view Don's obituary online, sign his
guestbook or express condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.
Sunset Road, Ironwood Township, died Saturday, July 16, 2011, in Ironwood,
following a brief illness. He was born Feb. 19, 1943, in Chippewa Falls,
Wis., son of the late Floyd and Lillian (Rundberg) Flint, and graduated from
Chippewa Falls High School in 1961. He then joined the U.S. Navy, serving on
nuclear submarines USS Triton and USS Skate for seven years. Following his honorable discharge, Don
returned to Bloomer, Wis., where he constructed homes and barns and worked in
metal fabrication and maintenance. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves in 1984
and served in the 397th Engineer Battalion in Eau Claire, Wis., retiring as
motor pool sergeant in 1997. During this time, he was also employed in metal
fabrication at PDM, retiring in 1998 and moving to Ironwood in
2001. Don was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in
Ironwood, where he sang in the choir and was a certified lay minister. He
was also a member of Mercier-Kero American Legion Post 371 in Saxon, Wis., and
served in the Ironwood American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard, a member and past
president of the Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce in 2005, member and past
president of the local Gideons Chapter, and was an active member and served on
the board of directors of Copper Peak. He loved hunting at his deer camp,
fishing on his boat, the "Sea U Later", out of Saxon Harbor on Lake Superior,
and playing golf. On July 17, 1965, Don was married to the
former Betty J. Baldwin in Norfolk, Va. She survives. Also surviving are three sons, Edward
(Cynthia), Menomonie, Wis., Donald II (Kristine), Burke, Va., and Erick
(Michelle) Chippewa Falls.; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren;
two brothers, Thomas (Candis), Barron, Wis., and Jerome (Corky), Toledo, Ohio; a
sister, Sharilyn Seitz, Bricelyn, Minn.; and numerous nieces, nephews, and
brothers-and-sisters-in-law. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death
by two brothers, Floyd Jr. and Dennis; and a sister, Joyce Flint. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July
20, at 11 a.m., at Salem Lutheran Church in Ironwood, with the Rev. Peggy Rose
officiating. Committal will take place at the church, where
full military honors will be accorded by the Mercier-Kero American Legion Post
371 Honor Guard. Luncheon will follow in the church fellowship
hall. Inurnment will be in the Northern Wisconsin
Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner, Wis. Members of the
Ironwood American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard will serve as
pallbearers. Relatives and friends may call at the church
from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to
Salem Lutheran Church. To view Don's obituary online, sign his
guestbook or express condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.