Donald Timp

Donald H. "Don" Timp, age 66 of Freeport, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 18, 2010 at his home in Freeport.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 21 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Roger Klassen, O.S.B. officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church in Freeport. Goldenaires Senior Citizens will pray at 4 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

Donald Herbert Timp was born June 15, 1943 in New Munich, MN to Alphonse and Martha (Beuning) Timp. On June 28, 1969 he married Betty Raisl at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich. Don worked at Glenwood GMC as a machinist until it closed. In 1970, Don worked as a janitor at the catholic school in New Munich. He liked to tell stories about keeping the old boilers working. However, with farming in his blood, he found a job working as a turkey farm manager at Sandy Hill in 1971. He toiled raising turkeys for 3 years at Sandy Hill before moving south of New Munich to a new position raising turkeys on a larger farm which grew in size each of the five years he worked there. The farm was sold to an outside party which led Don to search for a new career. In 1982, Don and Betty leased a building in New Munich and opened Don & Betty's Leaning Post. Here he socialized and had fun with the members of the community until he found a job working for Freeport Co-op Creamery as the manager of their feed shed. In 2009, he retired from the co-op. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport. Don enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren and also loved traveling to Montana to spend time with Betty's family.

Survivors include his wife, Betty Timp of Freeport; children, Kenneth (Jodi) Timp of Melrose, Melisa (Jeff) Kubian of Maple Lake, Jeremi (Karen) Timp of Melrose, and Aaron Timp of Sartell; grandchildren, Kirsten and Michael Kubian, Travis, Serena, Sean, and Andrew Timp; brothers and sisters, Art (Jean) Timp of Grey Eagle, Jerry (Judy) Timp of Freeport, Joan (Peter) Lupachini of Gold Canyon, Arizona, Jim (Mary) Timp of Melrose, Mary (Dan) Flan of Paynesville, Jan (Mark) Zierden of Melrose, and Cheryl Timp-Jacobson of Inver Grove Heights.

Don was preceded in death by his parents, Alphonse and Martha Timp; infant brothers, James and John Timp, father and mother-in-law, James and Vera Raisl; and sister-in-law, Elaine Raisl.

Serving as casket bearers will be Joel Timp, Carl Zierden, David Timp, Paul Timp, Joey Jacobs, Michael Timp and Ryan Zierden. Cross bearer will be Darren Zierden and scripture bearer will be Jason Timp. Gift bearers will be Kirsten Kubian, Travis Timp, Serena Timp, Sean Timp and Andrew Timp. Cheryl Timp-Jacobs will be the reader and the petitions will be read by Karen Timp.