At dawn on June 23, 1930, Momma said, “It’s time! Go get the doctor, and fetch your Dad out of the field.” Soon after, Donald Remp Siemens joined the family, the
fourth of six children. On April 26, 2023, the Lord called, “Don, It’s time, come on
home, your labors are over.”
Don was born to Marinus John, “MJ” and Jennie Agnus (Hansen) Siemens at the
family farm located in Boone Township near Goldfield, Iowa. He grew up there,
accepted Christ and was baptized in the Christian Church in Goldfield, Iowa on
Easter Morning April 5, 1942. He attended the Boone Township #6 School and
graduated from Renwick High School in 1948. Don met his future bride Velma, at
church camp while in high school. After High School, he trained at Spartan School of
Aeronautics in 1948-49 receiving an A & E License now called A & P.
He then moved to Mason City and was employed at the city airport. He later moved
to Ft. Worth, Texas, working on the Convair B-36 “Peacemaker,” a strategic bomber,
working in flight test. During the Korean Conflict, he was drafted into the United
States Marine Corps, serving from 1951-1953, stationed in El Torro, California.
On September 10, 1955, in Worthington, Minnesota, Don married his beloved wife
Velma. They moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1955 where Don went to work at
American Airlines in the aircraft overhaul department. Don and Velma had three sons
Terry, Dan, and Daryl. In 1963, the family moved to Collinsville, Oklahoma where
Don was one of the original five founders of Airman Acres Airport, OK93. Don served
as the Airman Acres Airport president from its founding in 1963 till passing the baton
in 2020 at the age of 90 years old. Don never missed their annual Fly In Bean
Dinner.
Don retired from American Airlines in 1992 after 37 years. In his retirement years,
Don and Velma were able to go on many adventures including traveling to five
continents visiting numerous countries; they were even able to take their
grandchildren along on some of their adventures. Throughout his lifetime, Don was a
faithful member of several Christian Churches serving as an Elder, Deacon, or Sunday
School Teacher. He is a beloved member at his church home, First Church of Owasso.
Don is preceded in death by his parents and. Sister Betty Anderson, brothers Bill
Siemens, Ken Siemens, his sister Margrete Douglas, and his grandson Zachary Bass.
He is survived by his beloved wife Velma, his younger brother Bernard Siemens of
Minnesota, his three sons and their spouses Daryl & Dina Siemens of Texas, Dan &
Edie Siemens of Minnesota, Terry & Marilyn Siemens of Oklahoma, his twelve
grandchildren, and his sixteen great grandchildren.
Siemens, Ken Siemens, his sister Margrete Douglas, and his grandson Zachary Bass.
He is survived by his beloved wife Velma, his younger brother Bernard Siemens of
Minnesota, his three sons and their spouses Daryl & Dina Siemens of Texas, Dan &
Edie Siemens of Minnesota, Terry & Marilyn Siemens of Oklahoma, his twelve
grandchildren, and his sixteen great grandchildren.
Linger Longer with the Siemens family
Don Siemens went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
Velma, along with her and Don’s sons Dan, Daryl and Terry, and their respective families invite friends to linger longer with them at First Church, following the Celebration of Life service for Don on Saturday,
May 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.
You are joyfully invited to stay to visit, share some memories and stories, rejoice for having known such a fine man, and to enjoy Don’s favorite treat: ice cream.
First Church is located at 10100 N. Garnett.
