Donald Gordon Thurber
September 11, 1944 - November 8, 2007
Obituary
Don Thurber was 63 years old when he passed away on November 8, 2007. He was born September 11, 1944 to Margaret Jean and Charles Thurber in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was the youngest of five children. His siblings are Lorraine Neil Songer, Shirley Wood, Evelyn Glen Fiske, and David Yvonne Thurber. They all reside with their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren in Canada. Donald immigrated to the United States Seattle with his parents in April 1962. In June 1966 he married Jean Lingbloom and had three children – they are Douglas Lisa Thurber, Gina Scott Pearsall, and Nick Kathy Thurber. Doug and Lisa gave Don and Jean two wonderful grandsons, Jacob and Jared, who he loved very much. Don was predeceased by his father Charles Thurber who died in January 1985.
Don enjoyed his family in every way and loved to watch his children play football, soccer, baseball, softball, and in Special Olympics track events. He felt a tremendous pride in their skills. There were many weekend or longer trips out of the area to watch the kids play their sports. His grandsons are quite the athletes too and he enjoyed going to their games to watch them play football, soccer, baseball, and basketball and visit with all their parents.
Family gatherings and dinners were always enjoyed when he was with his children, grandchildren, and his mother; his brother, sisters and their spouses and their children and his aunts and uncles and cousins in Canada, and with Jean’s brothers and sisters and their spouses and their children and her cousins, and aunts and uncles; and his long-time neighbors and good friends, George, Larry, Steve and Jeff. He loved to travel and visited family in Canada as often as he could, went to Sweden to visit Jean’s cousins, and went to Japan to visit good friends whose son lived with Don and family for three years. Don was serious about enjoying his family and friends – those relationships were important to him.
After a long career in the plastic industry, Don started Plas Tech LLC, a plastic fabrication business, in 1990 and worked at it until his death. He made many good friends over the years and it was a good business. He had planned to retire and filed for Social Security but death came very unexpectedly.
He leaves his family and many dear friends to mourn his early passing.
Dad we’ll miss you and your always on our minds, you will always be missed. Love you lots.
Gina & Scott
Jeannie and family ; Words can not explain feelings. My thoughts are with you all forever. I will not be fired from a job three times in two hours and still stay for more, not have to be re trained each time I came to help and not have to start all over each week , but man will I miss this,and miss being skunked!!!
Love Sis xo xo
I will never forget you. I had lived with you for three years, and you tought me how to live in United States. Sometimes you were strict, but most of time you were so nice to me like real your son. I won’t forget that we went to see WWE. I was fun time, and also you came over to Japan. My family was so happy abou that. We won’t forget your kindness and your happiness.
I will visit your home sometimes.
With Love Hikaru and all my family.
We love you very much Dad! We’ll miss your witty jokes and the twinkle you got in your eyes when you laughed. We pray you find great friends, loved ones and good crib players! You’ll be in our hearts forever.
Dear Jean, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. We were so sorry to read about Don in the paper.
Love, Art and Billie Fellers
to jean and family, please accept our deepest sympathies your loss
tom, verene & thomas myers
With deepest sympathy on the loss of your beloved. He will be missed. He was a wonderful friend, and like a brother to me. I sincerely loved that very special man.
Dear Jean,
It made me so sad to see Don’s Obituary in the paper. I can’t imagine how difficult this is for you and your family.
Don made an impact on my life, and I am sure he never knew it.
He had a quiet strength about him, that I always admired, and he was always polite and respectful to everyone–even folks he didn’t like.
I remember thinking I want to be like Don–having those impressive quailities.
He was and is a positive role model to me and I am sure to many others.
My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family during this strange and difficult time.
Rod Mattson