Donald E. Carr

Donald E. Carr age 70 of Detroit Lakes, MN formerly of Barnesville, MN died Sunday December 12, 2010 at St. Marychr(39)s Essentia Health in Detroit Lakes. Donald Edward Carr was born on January 18, 1940 in Barnesville, MN to Kenneth and Edna Schmidt Carr. He grew up and attended school in Barnesville, MN. He then worked as a linesman for a power company. In 1969 he married Jane Johnson. They made their home in Barnesville. Don worked for Camrud & Foss Concrete in Moorhead, MN for several years. He later worked for Sun Valley Products in Hickson, ND. In 1992 he married Shirley Bladow. They lived in Barnesville for a short time before moving to Pearl Lake in rural Detroit Lakes. Don retired in 2003. Don enjoyed hunting, fishing, and his dog Teddy. He is survived by his wife Shirley, one son, Aaron (Laurie) Carr, of Barnesville, MN; one daughter, Mary Nosal, of Barnesville, MN; two stepsons, David (Debra) Priewe, of Richville, MN; and Raymond Priewe, of Detroit Lakes, MN; three stepdaughters, Karen (Larry) Oelfke, of Frazee, MN; Dorene (Bill) Groninga, of Detroit Lakes, MN; and Julie (Jon Anderson) Bladow, of Lake Park, MN; Sixteen Grandchildren; Nine Great Grandchildren; three sisters, LoAnn (Andy) Skogen, of Barnesville, MN; Kay (George) Hedblum, of St. Paul, MN; and Dorine Moll, of Billings, MT. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Kenneth, Bill, Leslie, and Robert Carr; and a brother in law, Floyd Moll.