Memorials: Donald V. Primley Memorial Fund, c/o Smith Funeral Home, PO BOX 485, Victor, Iowa 52347 Donald Vernon Primley was born the son of Vernon Erlys Primley and Gladys Louise Halfhill Primley on July 25, 1952 in Belle Plaine, Iowa. He was raised in Ladora, Iowa and he graduated from HLV High School with the class of 1971. He then received his barber's certificate from the Cedar Rapids School of Barbering and Hairstyling in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Don was united in marriage to Bonita Braaksma on August 24, 1991 at the Victor United Methodist Church in Victor, Iowa. He owned and operated Don's Barber Shop in Brooklyn, Iowa for ten years. He then began working at Amana Manufacturing in Amana, Iowa and for Victor Plastics in Victor. He recently worked for Thombert, Inc. in Brooklyn, Iowa. Don was a family man and a friend of many. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed camping and fishing, especially ice fishing, and he was a trained weather spotter. He was a big Iowa Hawkeyes fan and Chicago Cubs fan. He was a member of the Ladora United Methodist Church, the HLV Booster Club, and was an active volunteer of the Ladora Fire Department for 29 years. Don is survived by his wife of 18 years, Bonnie Primley of Ladora; his children, Jennifer (Nels) Halvorson of South Amana, IA and Nicholas (Michelle) VandeBerg of Marion, IA; 3 grandchildren, Brittany, Erin and Kasyn; his brother, William Primley of China; his sister, Kathy (Steve) Wilhelm of Ladora; and several nieces and nephews. Don was preceded in death by his parents.