Donald D. McCoy, 80, of
Ironwood, Mich., died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in
Wausau. He was born Sept. 24, 1932, in Aitkin, Minn.,
son of the late Jay and Minnie (Cole) McCoy, and graduated from Aitkin High
School in 1951. He then served stateside in the U.S. Army as a baker at Ft.
Leavenworth, Kan. during the Korean War, and was honorably discharged as a
sergeant in 1955. Following his discharge, Don worked for his
brother as a route salesman for Master Bread in Minnesota, then operated his
own Master Bread route franchise in Gogebic and Iron counties for many years
until retiring in the mid 1990s. Don was a member of Ironwood American Legion
Post 5. He enjoyed fishing, and loved spending time on his property in Oma
growing raspberries, making wood and tending to his vegetable garden. He also
enjoyed woodworking and building cabinets and tables, and was an avid Minnesota
Vikings fan. On Dec. 28, 1963, he was married to Jeanne M.
Connors at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley. She preceded him in death on
Oct. 22, 2008. Surviving are a daughter, Kathy McCoy, of
Ironwood; brother, Wayne (Ginny), Detroit Lakes, Minn.; sister, Phyllis Meyer,
Manassas, Va.; his mother-in-law, Marie Connors, Hurley; three sisters-in-law,
Mary Jo Connors, Jackson, Mich., Karen Connors, Green Bay, and Beth McCoy,
Crosby, Minn.; numerous nieces and nephews; his dearest friend and neighbor,
Dorothy Bunjevac, Ironwood; and numerous special friends. Besides his parents and wife, Don was preceded
in death by four brothers, Darrel, Everett, Dale and Ken; and his father-in-law,
Matt Connors. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Sept.
17, at 6:30 p.m., preceded by visitation at 5:30 p.m., at McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Robb Jurkovich,
officiating. A brunch will follow at Rigoni's Inn, 925 E.
Ayer St., in Ironwood. Rite of Committal will take place Wednesday at
10:30 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery in Ironwood, where full military honors will be
accorded by the Ironwood American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be Don Packmayer, Lawrence
Kutz, Tony Pertile, Keith McCoy, Bucky Laabs, Mike O'Brien, Mike Czerneski and
Ron Roy. Arrangements
have been entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, Inc., Ironwood, where
condolences may be expressed online at
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.