Donald Veidt

Donald Lewis Veidt, 89, passed away Nov. 1, 2013, at Harbor View Medical Center in Seattle.

He was born Feb. 1, 1924, to Lewis and Edna (Brocken) Veidt in Whitefish.  

After graduating from Flathead County High School in 1943, he entered the Army and served with the 28th Infantry Division. He fought in the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest in Germany, the longest single battle the Army has ever fought, where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart. He then served as an Army MP in the states until his honorable discharge.

After serving his country, he attended the San Francisco School of Mortuary Science, graduating in 1947. In 1950, he married Alice Larson in Kalispell.

Don went to work with the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation at Hungry Horse Dam. He retired in 1984 after 30 years of service.

He built two recreational cabins on a couple of acres near the Middle Fork of the Flathead River that his sons and families still enjoy to this day.

He is survived by his wife; sons Donnie Veidt, and Kenny Veidt and his wife Janet and grandson Steven Veidt, all of Kalispell; stepgrandchildren Richie and Theresa Vincent, of Columbia Falls, and Stacey Vincent, of Topanga, Calif.; and a large extended family.

A viewing will be held at Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home on Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 9 to 11 a.m. followed by a graveside service at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery at noon.

Memorials may be made to Samaritan House, Inc., P.O. Box 592, Kalispell MT 59903 or Bethlehem Lutheran Church Youth Program, 603 South Main Street, Kalispell MT 59901.