Donald McLain

Donald McLain ARMSTRONG CREEK, Wis. - Donald L. "Ding" McLain, 75, of Armstrong Creek, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2006, surrounded by his family at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Iron Mountain. Don was born Dec. 25, 1930, in Goodman, Wis., son of the late Bertram and Marie (Wickstrom) McLain. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Don lived in Green Bay, Wis. for about 20 years where he worked in real estate and insurance until returning to the area. He was a former member of the Armstrong Creek VFW Post 7444. Don was an avid Packer fan and enjoyed reading, baseball and old western movies. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is survived by one son, Tim (Debbie) McLain of Fence; eight daughters, Barb (George) Mazur of Manitowoc, Wis., Sharon McLain (Norm Mountjoy) of Waupaca, Wis., Sue (Frank) Nichols of Fence, Terry (Bob) Triphahn of St. Clair, Mo., Chris McLain of Green Bay, Julie (Jeff) Johnson of Escanaba, Diane (Garry) Vanderlin of Norway and Mary McLain (Jack) of Little Chute, Wis.; 19 grandchildren, Jennifer (Joel), Katie, Jed, Abe, David, LeighAnn, Ben, Jake, Jessie, Adam, Zach, Nathan, Amy, Sarah, Sally (Jody), Danielle, Nicole, Sam and Kaitlin; 11 great-grandchildren, Dylan, Ben, Noah, Bryson, Allyah, Allesha, Antoinette, Kaliah, Trevor, Eric and Katie; one sister, Colleen (Pete) Kasakaitas of Goodman; two brothers, Lloyd (Lois) McLain of Aurora and Loren (Gloria) McLain of Albuquerque, N.M.; a brother-in-law, Irvin "Zinnie" Campbell of Green Bay; his former wife, Florence Church and several nieces and nephews. Don was preceded in death by a sister, Fern Campbell and three brothers, Sid, Roger and Ken McLain. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church in Armstrong Creek. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at the church. Fr. David Schmidt will officiate. Burial will be in Fence Cemetery. The Armstrong Creek VFW Post 7444 will conduct military graveside honors. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Donald McLain online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the funeral arrangements.