John Phillip Donath

John Phillip 'Phil' Donath, 62, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, July 17, 2009, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Visitation: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 19, 2009, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, and from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Monday, July 20, 2009, at Heckart Funeral Home, Sedalia, Missouri. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Heckart Funeral Home, by Pastor Joan Keele. Burial with military honors at the La Monte Cemetery, La Monte, Missouri. Survivors include his wife, Vicki Stites Donath of Cedar Rapids; two daughters, Heather and husband Andrew Webb of Anna, Illinois, and Erin Donath of Cedar Rapids; his parents, Frank and Kathryn Donath of Sedalia, Missouri; three grandchildren, Avery, Hayden, and Hannah Webb; a sister, Diane Penland of Gardner, Kansas; his wife's parents, Jr. and Wilma Stites of Charles City, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Mike and wife Carol of Chariton, Iowa; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Phil was born December 13, 1946, the son of Frank and Kathryn (Watts) Donath in Kansas City, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army from 1967-69. On March 17, 1986, he was united in marriage to Vicki Stites in Nashua, Iowa. For many years he was an air traffic controller and most recently worked in sales for McLeod. Phil enjoyed the outdoors and prized the time he spent with family and friends.