- Date Of Birth: August 19, 1924
- Date Of Death: March 28, 2011
- State: Iowa
Walt was born August 19, 1924, on a farm Southeast of Kellogg, Iowa. He was the son of Arris and Olive (Brawner) Druyff. He attended Rural School and then Newton Senior High School for 2 years. Then his family moved to Castelberry, Alabama, where he finished school. Walt worked in the shipyards in Mobile, Alabama and worked several years for the Maytag Company. In 1950, he married Nora Maye Schumann, moved to a farm south of Baxter and farmed for 30 years.
Walt raised purebred Black Angus and was a former member of the Angus Association and a member of the Farm Bureau. Walt served in the U.S. Navy during WW II. He had served aboard the USS Iowa, 2 Liberty Shipsa”the SS James Ferguson, and the SS George P. McKey. He was also a member of the USS Iowa Veterans’ Association, the U.S. Navy Armed Guard Association, the American Legion, and was a lifetime member of the VFW.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Nora in 2009; a son, Don C. Druyff; sister, Peggy; brother, Doran; and a brother and sister in infancy.
Those left to honor Walt’s memory include his son John Druyff (Nancy Palmer) of Newton; grandson, Michael Druyff (Danielle Lester) of Newton; 2 sisters, Jean Blessing of Woodland, Washington and Alta Donoldson of Burlington, Vermont; and a brother, Arris Druyff, Jr. of Ault, Colorado.
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
6:00pm to 6:00pm
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Friday, April 1st, 2011
5:00pm to 6:00pm
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