Donald D Grundahl

Donald D Grundahl

September 14, 1935 - December 25, 2024

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MONONA - Donald Dean Grundahl, age 89, of Monona, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at home. He was born on September 14, 1935, at his family’s home in York, the son of Roy and Junice (Milestone) Grundahl.


Donald graduated from Oregon High School in 1953 and proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1954 - 1958 and while in college, entered in the Air Force Reserve. He was united in marriage to Diana Golden on Aug. 18, 1962, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Madison. He worked as a police officer for the Dane County Sheriff's Office for 28 years, retiring in 1990.


Donald was a handyman. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, taxidermy and golfing. He was a member of the Elks Club, The East Side Club and Bashford United Methodist Church.


Donald will be missed by his wife, Diana; son, Jeff (Rebecca) Grundahl; grandchildren, Teisha, Jeremy, Amber, Cheyanne and Ciara; sister, Gloria (Skip) Baker; and sister-in-law, Cheryl Grundahl. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Junice; and brothers, Carlton and Dennis Grundahl.


A memorial service will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL AND CREMATION CARE, 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. A visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Tuesday.
 

Memorials may be made to Clean Lakes Alliance. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.


Gunderson East
Funeral & Cremation Care
5203 Monona Drive
(608) 221-5420



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Visitation
Tue Dec 31, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
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Memorial Service
Tue Dec 31, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
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Military Honors
Tue Dec 31, 2024 @ 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM CDT
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Celebration of Life
Thu Aug 14, 2025 @ 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
East Side Club • 3735 Monona Dr., Madison, WI 53714
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Anonymous
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So sorry for your loss. Thinking of you with love and prayers.
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Anne (McCormick) Endres East High classmate.
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Peace and prayers to you and your family Kip. Anne
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Badger Honor Flight
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On behalf of the Badger Honor Flight Board and all our volunteers, we extend our deepest condolences to you all, the family of Donald Grundahl. We are forever grateful for Donald's service to our great country. What an honor it was for us to take him on his well-deserved trip of a lifetime. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
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Michele Krueger
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Don was my neighbor (since 2010) and he was always willing to help me out with fixing my small engine machines (mower, etc.) or lend me his equipment when needed. He was such a saint that one year when we all had flooding in our basements, he shared his wet vac with me. We literally handed it back-and-forth to vacuum out our basements. Don holds a permanent space in my heart. He will be missed.
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Mohammed Kamran Hasan
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God Bless your soul, my brother.
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Steve Towne
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I am sorry for your loss. I worked with Donnie out of the SE Sheriff's precinct back in the late 80's. He was a decent man and a decent cop. Matthew 5:9. Steve Towne

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