
Dr. Donald Eugene Hanlon
Dr. Donald Eugene Hanlon, 92, formerly of Adel, died Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at The Bridges at Ankeny Senior Living. Visitation and Rosary were July 18 at Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home - Adel Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial was Friday, July 19 at 10 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Waukee. Burial followed at Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry.
Don was born June 26, 1932, in Perry. He graduated from St Patrick’s Catholic High School, studied at Loras College and Iowa State College and, in 1959, graduated from the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines. Don practiced medicine in Lohrville for a short time and then in Bayard for six years. He married Dorene Hirschberg in 1965 and relocated to Adel in 1966 where Don took over the Adel Clinic medical practice.
Don practiced in Adel for nearly 37 years and was known for his quiet, humble nature and dedication to his patients; many he considered to be great friends. Besides his career, Don enjoyed spending time at Lake Panorama with his family, working on do-it-yourself projects, bicycling or rollerblading along the trails in Adel, swimming laps at the pool, pursuing his interest in family history, and setting up his holiday nativity scene that featured lights and music.
He is survived by his six daughters, Renee (Bill) Spratt, Michele Hanlon, Lisa (Mark) Mickelson, Christine (Dean) Tranel, Bridget (George) Jaegers, and Andrea (Matt) Patitz; nine grandchildren, Kylie (Alberto) Lara, Emily (Jared) Calvert, Hailey Mickelson, Elizabeth Tranel, Collin Spratt, Josie and Vivi Patitz, and Kelsey and Ian Jaegers; great-grandsons, Zeke and Eli Lara; and many nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorene; brothers, Lawrence, Francis, Bernard and Jerry; and a sister, Mary Ellen Putnam.
Memorials are suggested to Miracle Travel Works or the Raccoon River Valley Trail Association. Online condolences can be made to the family at caldwellparrish.com.
Don was born June 26, 1932, in Perry. He graduated from St Patrick’s Catholic High School, studied at Loras College and Iowa State College and, in 1959, graduated from the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines. Don practiced medicine in Lohrville for a short time and then in Bayard for six years. He married Dorene Hirschberg in 1965 and relocated to Adel in 1966 where Don took over the Adel Clinic medical practice.
Don practiced in Adel for nearly 37 years and was known for his quiet, humble nature and dedication to his patients; many he considered to be great friends. Besides his career, Don enjoyed spending time at Lake Panorama with his family, working on do-it-yourself projects, bicycling or rollerblading along the trails in Adel, swimming laps at the pool, pursuing his interest in family history, and setting up his holiday nativity scene that featured lights and music.
He is survived by his six daughters, Renee (Bill) Spratt, Michele Hanlon, Lisa (Mark) Mickelson, Christine (Dean) Tranel, Bridget (George) Jaegers, and Andrea (Matt) Patitz; nine grandchildren, Kylie (Alberto) Lara, Emily (Jared) Calvert, Hailey Mickelson, Elizabeth Tranel, Collin Spratt, Josie and Vivi Patitz, and Kelsey and Ian Jaegers; great-grandsons, Zeke and Eli Lara; and many nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorene; brothers, Lawrence, Francis, Bernard and Jerry; and a sister, Mary Ellen Putnam.
Memorials are suggested to Miracle Travel Works or the Raccoon River Valley Trail Association. Online condolences can be made to the family at caldwellparrish.com.