Donald J. Estes Obituary (1941

Donald J Estes, 82, of Tucson, AZ, formerly of Flanagan, Il, died at 7:12 a.m. on Monday, January 15, 2024, at Park Avenue Health & Rehabilitation Center, Tucson, AZ. Cremation rites were accorded, and a celebration of life will take place on April 21, 2024, at 3 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Flanagan. Inurnment will be in Center Cemetery, Flanagan. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, Flanagan, is in charge of arrangements. Don was born April 21, 1941, in Sheffield, IL, the son of Joseph and Gertrude (Dodds) Estes. Surviving are his children; Mike (Laura) Estes of Monroe, UT and Susan Cole of Flanagan; one brother Gary (Connie) Estes of Flanagan; four grandchildren, Jeremy (Jenny) Cole of Eureka, IL, Lucas Cole of Flanagan, Sierra & Cody Estes of UT, and 2 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, James. Don was a former member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Flanagan, the Streator Masonic Lodge #607, the Bloomington Consistory, and the Peoria Mohammed Shrine Temple. He was also a member of the Flanagan Fire Department and the Flanagan Lions Club. He owned and operated Estes Manufacturing for over 40 years. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Park Avenue Health & Rehabilitation Center, Tucson, AZ and The Autism Society of Illinois.