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Donald Charles Vry

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Donald Charles Vry,  94, of South Padre Island, Texas, formerly of Anoka and Park Rapids, Minn., died March 6, 2017.

Born in Charles City, Iowa, he was married on March 21, 1948 to Mary Hoffman of Marshalltown, who survives him.   Don was President of Layne Minnesota Company in Minneapolis, Minn. from 1967 until his retirement in 1982. He received his Mechanical Engineering degree from Iowa State University in Ames in 1949; he was a Naval Aviator in World War II; he was also past president of Minnesota Water Well Assn., a past Board Member of Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, and a past Subcontractor Division Chairman.

He is survived by a daughter, Julie Kay Vry of Wellington, New Zealand; son Donald B. Vry (Terry); granddaughter, Jennifer McCartney (Rayne) of Champlin, Minn.; and a nephew.  He was preceded in death by his sister, Beverly Jean Davis; and two nephews.

Cremation; no visitation or services.

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