Donald Pottroff

     Donald Mearl Pottroff, age 86, of Glidden, IA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at his home near Glidden surrounded by family.

     Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at the Glidden United Methodist Church with Rev. Ben Carter-Allen officiating. Organist for the service will be Mary Ross. Casket bearers will be Matthew Pottroff, C.J. Pickup, Alonso Rojo, Art Free, Dave Richardson, Danny Torgerson. Burial will be in the Merle Hay Memorial Cemetery near Glidden.

     Visitation will be held at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Glidden on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 from 5 – 7 P.M. with a Masonic Memorial Service to be held at 7:00 P.M. by Haggai Masonic Lodge #369 of Glidden. The casket will be moved to the Glidden United Methodist Church at 9:30 A.M. on Thursday where visitation will resume until 10:15 A.M. prior to the service.

     In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony Hospice.

     Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Glidden and online condolences may be left for the family at www.dahnandwoodhouse.com

     Donald was born January 6, 1939 to Mearl and Fern (Sindt) Pottroff on the family farm 9 ½ miles NE of Glidden. He graduated from Glidden-Ralston High School in 1956. Donald started farming immediately after graduation with his father and brother-in-law Lawrence Krause, PPK FARMS. Farming was what he loved to do. Farming was his life and he believed in good conservation farming practices.

     Donald married Jean Turner on September 12, 1964. They lived at Ralston for 5 years and had two children, Daniel and Diana. The family later moved to a farm 10 miles north of Glidden where they lived until 1982 when they moved to their current residence one half mile north of the home place. Donald served in the National Guard for 6 years. He was very community minded and served on the Glidden REC board, the West Central Coop Board, and was a Jasper Township Trustee for many years. Donald was a member of the Glidden United Methodist Church where he served on many church boards and Haggai Masonic Lodge # 369 of Glidden. Donald enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and playing cards. Donald suffered from macular degeneration in 2008. He didn’t let that stop his love for farming. He retired from farming in 2025. He continued to help with planting and harvesting where he could. He could be found farming in his trusty RANGER. He enjoyed watching the next generation take over the farming operation.

     Donald is survived by his wife Jean of 61 years; son Daniel Pottroff (Denise) of Glidden, daughter Diana Pickup (Calvin) of Monument, CO; four grandchildren: Sara Pickup, C.J. Pickup (Mattison), Matthew Pottroff (Jess Pounds), Bethany Rojo (Alonso); four great-grandchildren: Catalina, Sebastian, Luciana, and Olivia; two nephews; one niece; and other relatives and friends.

     Donald was preceded in death by his parents, his parents-in-laws, his brother-in-law Lawrence Krause, sister Phyllis Antofer (Anthony), and nephews Larry Krause and Delwin Krause.