DONALD SAMUEL CONRAD, "DC" 82, OF ASHWAUBENON. PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY SATURDAY OCTOBER 25, 2014 WITH HIS DAUGHTER BY HIS SIDE. DON WAS BORN MAY 25, 1932 TO THE LATE JOHN AND PRISCELLA (SAHARSKI) CONRAD. GROWING UP HE WORKED AT CONRAD'S GENERAL STORE IN POLAND, WISCONSIN, WHERE HIS FAMILY RESIDED. HE GRADUATED FROM PREMONTRE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1950 AND MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING. DON WAS A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENUER THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE. HE HAD MANY BUSINESS VENTURES FROM HAVING A MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, TO OWNING THE ORIGINAL PDQ CAR WASH, CENTERFOLDS LOUNGE, FLASH TAXI, CONRAD'S LIMOSINE SERVICE, MR C'S, GREEN BAY AMBULANCE SERVICE, RICKY T'S BAR, DC'S TV AND REPAIR, ALONG WITH MANY RENTAL PROPERTIES IN GREEN BAY.
DON WAS AN AVID PACKERS FAN AND LONG TIME SEASON TICKET HOLDER. HE WAS RARELY EVER SEEN NOT WEARING PACKER ATTIRE. ON PACKER SUNDAYS HE WOULD BE SITTING IN HIS SEATS AT LAMBEAU FIELD. DURING HIS RETIREMENT YOU COULD USUALLY FIND HIM ON HIS 38 FOOT CARVER BOAT "GLORY DAYS", AT THE GOLF COURSE, OR DRIVING HIS MERCEDES CONVERTIBLE. MANY PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER HIS 4TH OF JULY PARTIES ON HIS BOAT. DON ALSO LOVED TO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE.
DONALD IS SURVIVED BY HIS FIVE CHILDREN, TWO DAUGHTER'S TRACY WIDMER (SPECIAL FRIEND, HARLEY LARSEN), KIM (GARY) DEWINTER, GREEN BAY. THREE SONS, CRAIG (DONA) CONRAD, RENO NV. MARK (JEANIEE) CONRAD, STOCKTON CA. PAUL CONRAD, RIALTO CA. HIS GRANDCHILDREN AMBER WIDMER, ADDISON DEWINTER, COREY CONRAD, CATIE CONRAD, SARAH CONRAD AND RYAN CONRAD.
HE WAS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS SON AND BEST BUDDY, TODD CONRAD. HIS BROTHERS ROBERT AND JOHN CONRAD, HIS PARENTS JOHN AND PRISCELLA CONRAD, AND HIS AUNT MAE SAHARSKI.
AT THE AGE OF 12, HIS FATHER PASSED AWAY AT HIS GRANDFATHER'S FUNERAL. DON'S LAST WISHES WERE FOR AN UP-BEAT FUNERAL LIKE HIS LIFE. THE FAMILY ASKS TO PLEASE ATTEND WEARING YOUR FAVORITE PACKER ATTIRE AND DON'T HESITATE TO SHARE A MEMORIBLE MOMENT FROM HIS LIFE. SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 305 N 10TH STREET, DE PERE, WI.WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, FROM 3 TO 8 PM. PRAYER SERVICE AT 7PM.
THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO HIS EX-WIFE AND CLOSE FRIEND YVONEE PRIEWE, YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE FOR HIM. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DID FOR OUR DAD THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST WITHOUT YOU. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF AT ALPHA SENIOR CONCEPTS, WHO PROVIDED LOVING CARE AND SUPPORT DURING DON'S TIME SPENT THERE. ESPECIALLY PAULA, JEN, DEB, KATIE, CHRISTIAN, AND DARLENE. YOU WERE ALL AMAZING WITH HIM. HE THOUGHT OF ALL OF YOU AS HIS EXTENDED FAMILY AND LOVED EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. PLEASE GO TO WWW.RYANFH.COM TO SEND ONLINE CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY.