Donlee John Eger

Donlee "Don" John Eger, 78 of Winona, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at his home.Don was born in St. Paul on October 13, 1936 to John N. and Martha (Lehmann) Eger. He graduated from South St. Paul High School in 1954. After high school, Don enlisted in the United States Army and served in the 82nd Airborn. He was proud of his military service and actively supported the United States Military and all Veterans for the remainder of his life.Don was united in marriage to Judith Nancy Kress on October 3, 1959 and they had three children.He was an avid sports fan, following Minnesota sports teams, but preferring college sports, in particular, the Minnesota "Golden" Gophers. He also enjoyed golf immensely.Don made his profession in the credit and banking industry, ultimately moving his family to Winona in 1975. He worked as Vice President of the Town and Country Bank from October of 1974 until his retirement in February of 1999. He is survived by his wife, Judy; son, John of Winona; daughter, Tracy (Greg) Gile of Peterson; son, Anthony (Summer) of Stillwater; six grandchildren, Isabelle, Brady and Gregg Gile and Georgia, John and Eliza Eger. He was very proud of all six of his grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Arliss Jean Brotzler. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Logan Gile and several close friends.Memorial Service will be 5 p.m., Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Hoff Celebration of Life Center in Goodview. Visitation will be 2 p.m., until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Winona Area Hockey Association or Winona State Warrior Club.Please share a memory of Don, sign his online guestbook and view his video tribute when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com.
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/638239