Donald L. Samuelson

Donald Lee Samuelson was born February 15, 1954, at Denison, Iowa, the son of Donald and Rosetta (Becker) Samuelson. He passed away Monday, December 11, 2017, at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa, at the age of sixty-three.
Donald received his education in the Dow City schools and graduated from Dow City High School with the class of 1972. He furthered his education by taking electronics courses at Iowa Western Community College. Donald was united in marriage to Reva Briggs May 4, 1974, at Denison, Iowa. He was employed in maintenance at Farmland for seventeen years and then was an over-the-road truck driver for fifteen years, as well as doing other odd jobs.
Donnie was baptized in 2005 as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He had a deep love of God and enjoyed talking to others about the Bible and God’s promises for the very near future. With his declining health, he especially put faith in Christ Jesus and His promise of a resurrection.
In his leisure time, Donnie enjoyed playing his guitar, repairing and rebuilding guitars as well as tinkering around with old John Deere tractors, owning several through the years. He enjoyed socializing and was fond of his brothers and sisters at the Kingdom Hall and appreciated visits from them. Donnie’s other interests included riding horses, watching western movies and football – especially the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Chiefs and Steelers. He also enjoyed the companionship of his dog, Rocky, who was his little buddy and co-pilot in the semi.
Donnie was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Debra Neumann. Survivors include: one son, Joshua Samuelson and his wife, Angela of Zearing, Iowa; one daughter, Jenny Bothwell and her husband, Kent of United Arab Emirits; four grandchildren, Markus and Kloye Bosthwell, and Tabitha and Liliana Samuelson; one sister, Cindy Wendt of Denison, Iowa; one brother-in-law, Richard Neumann of Sac City, Iowa; two uncles, Jim Samuelson of Dow City, Iowa, and Richard Samuelson of Council Bluffs, Iowa; two aunts, Judy Christensen and her husband, Kenny of Dow City, Iowa, and Jan Mathison and her husband, Gerald of Woodbine, Iowa; two nephews, Kevin and David; four nieces, Misty, Andrea, Jamie and Ginny; other relatives and friends.