Donald L. "Don" Pruess, age 82, of Davenport, Iowa, and formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, March 23, 2009, at Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa. Donald was born on March 22, 1927, in Clarence, Iowa, to Wilfred and Elsie (Amend) Pruess. Don married Margaret Patricia (Pat) Lannert on July 7, 1951, in Skokie, Illinois. Don graduated from Clarence High School in 1944. From 1945-1946 Don proudly served in the United States Navy at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital helping wounded soldiers returning from overseas. Don was also a proud member of the American Legion for over 60 years. Don and Pat raised four children on their farm south of Clarence. Don also worked at the FMC plant in Cedar Rapids for 20 years, retiring in 1984. He and Pat moved to Cedar Rapids in 1980. They then moved to Silvercrest Assissted Living in Davenport in December 2008. He was most recently a member of St. Joseph Parish in Marion, Iowa, before moving to Davenport. A Celebration of Life Mass will be held at 10:30am at St. Joseph Church in Dewitt, Iowa on Friday, March 27, 2009. Visitations will be from 4:00-7:00pm on Thursday, March 26, 2009, at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence and from 9:30am until service time at the church on Friday. Cremation rites will be accorded following the funeral service with burial at St. John's Cemetery in Clarence at a later date. Memorials may be made to Clarissa Cook Hospice House or American Legion Post #286 in Clarence. Don is survived by his wife Pat; his children Mary of Elkhart, Indiana, Dorothy (Ken) of Dewitt, Thomas (Vicki) of Clarence, and Jeanne (Mike) Burdett of Silt, Colorado; grandchildren Karen and Kyle Sheldon and Doug (Rachel), Dana, and Brad Pruess; and sister-in-law Marilyn Pruess of Clarence. Don was proceeded in death by his parents and brother Marvin.