Obit for BOLTJES, Donald Gene (b.1948 d.2006), Cottonwood Co., MN

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Submitted: December 2006

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Donald Gene Boltjes, 58, of Windom, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, 

at the Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD.

 

Born March 10, 1948, in Adrian, he was the son of Herman and Marjorie 

Solma Boltjes.  He married Donna Heikes on March 4, 1972.  He later 

married Tracy Gilbertson on Aug. 22, 1998, at their farm outside of 

Windom.

 

He graduated from Magnolia High School in 1966.  He joined the U.S. 

Air Force and signed in at Dien Hoa Air Force Base in Vietnam, with 

his base camp at Bleiku Air Force Base in Vietnam.  He received his 

discharge after four years of service.  He then returned to the Adrian 

area, where he lived for a short time before moving to Windom.  

He worked for John Hedquist for many years and numerous other farmers 

in the Windom area, where he also farmed.  In May 2000, he began working 

for Mountain Power Hydraulics in Mountain Lake as a machinist.  He was 

a member of American Lutheran Church, Windom.  He was a member of 

American Legion Post 206 and the VFW.

 

Surviving are his wife; three children, Darcy (Jon) Hoffman; Donald 

(Tammy) Boltjes, and Kathleen Boltjes, all of Windom; his mother, 

Adrian; four brothers, Duane (Rita) Boltjes, Herman Boltjes, and 

David (Sharon) Boltjes, all of Adrian, and Darryl (Marti) Boltjes, 

Luverne; four sisters, Diane (Loren) Rashke, Ruthton; Delores (Gary) 

Goomgaarden, Ellsworth; and Debra (Larry) Lenz and Darlene (Terry) 

Miller, all of Adrian; and five grandchildren.

 

Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today at the Solid Rock 

Assembly Church, Worthington.

 

The service will be 1:30 p.m. today at the Solid Rock Assembly Church, 

Worthington, with the Revs. Stephen Norby, Bill Kleyman, and Scott 

Peterson officiating.  Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens, 

Worthington, will full military honors.



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