Donald Lynn Vincent

Donald Lynn Vincent, 82 of St. Charles died Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Golden Living Center -Whitewater in St. Charles.Don was born August 1, 1933 in Dover to Gene and Evelyn (Bailey) Vincent. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1951. Shortly after high school, he married Loretta Koenig in St. Charles. Don served his country honorably in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a lifetime mechanic, owning and operating Rochester Diesel Service for many years. Don was a longtime member of the St. Charles Fire Department, serving as Fire Chief for 17 years and also a State Fire Warden. Don enjoyed riding motorcycles, raising Appaloosa horses and was a successful stock car driver.Don is survived by his sister, Nelly Richardson of Pine Island; two sons, Bruce (Michele) of Eyota and Rick (Lisa) of Eyota; four grandchildren, Jessica (Brian) Brouwer, Justin Vincent, Adam (Jenna) Schneider and Eric Schneider; and five great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his wife, Loretta in 1988; daughter, Linda Schneider and former daughter-in-law, Diane Vincent.Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church with the Reverend Kurt Farrell officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery where Full Military Honors will be performed by the American Legion Hugh Watson Post 190 and the VFW Post 5630. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., Monday at Hoff Funeral & Cremation Service - St. Charles and one hour prior to the service at church. Memorials are preferred to Seasons Hospice.Don's family would like to extend a sincere thank you to the staff at Golden Living Center - St. Charles and Seasons Hospice for their wonderful care of Don. Please share a memory of Don and sign his online guestbook at www.hofffuneral.com.