Obituary for
Donald LeRoy Gackstetter
Devoted Husband and Father
1929 – 2016
Don passed away this week, just 11 months after his wife, Joan’s, passing. Don was a longtime resident of South St Paul. He worked for over 40 years at the South Saint Paul Stockyards in the cattle division. He had a tough life growing up in the Depression, he lost his father when he was 16 and battled and survived tuberculosis when he was 20. And yet in spite of this, or perhaps because of this, he was always ready to have a laugh. Or even better have a beer and a laugh.
He was a caring father who was proud of all of his children and grandchildren. You just needed to share a beer to hear him singing their praises and learn how they exceeded his expectation. Don is survived by his children David, Barbara and her husband Mike Jacovitch, Daniel and his wife Vickie, Cheryl and her husband Kevin Teng and six grandchildren Nicholas, Jessica & Andrea Jacovitch, Nathan & Dayna Gackstetter and Leo Teng. Memorial Service 11:00 a.m. Monday July 25th at the KANDT & TETRICK FUNERAL HOME 140 8th Ave No. South St. Paul. Family will greet friends 1 hour before service on Monday. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery