Donald Edward Entmeier, 79, passed away Dec. 6, 2025, surrounded by family in Poteau. He was born in Freeport, Illinois Sept. 5, 1946, to Wilma Pearl Entmeier and Roland John Munda.
Read more: Donald Edward Entmeier obituaryA funeral service to honor Don’s life is 1 p.m. Saturday at the Dowden-Roberts Funeral & Cremation Center Chapel, 28919 205th Avenue in Poteau with Pastor Anthony Jiminez and Kendall Ballew officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenhill Cemetery in Cameron, with military honors provided by the Poteau DAV Chapter #63. Arrangements are under the care of Dowden-Roberts Funeral & Cremation Center of Poteau.
He was the former owner of Okie-Dokey Foods on Douglas Street in Freeport, Illinois. Later after selling the business, he moved to Oklahoma with his family in 1981.
Don was a Veteran of the United States Army, where he served on the C Battery 1st Battalion 81st Artillery USARSEVEN.
Don retired in 2013 from Rheem Manufacturing in Fort Smith, Arkansas after 29 years of service. He was also a former member of the LeFlore County Sheriff’s Department, where he worked as a Deputy and a former Police Officer at the Shady Point Police Department. He affectionately was known in the community as “Papa Don”.
Survivors are one daughter, Kristie Entmeier, of Poteau; three grandsons Addisen Entmeier and wife Marithza Luna of Cameron, Garrett Entmeier and wife McKenzie of Shady Point, and Vallard Campbell, IV and wife Morgan of Spokane, Washington; one granddaughter Katelyn Campbell Landin and husband Sebastian of Spiro; eight great-grandchildren Anakin Entmeier, Vyker Entmeier, Vallard Campbell V, Liam Campbell, Lucian Landin, Rhett Entmeier, Cheznie Wiley, and Hagan Wiley; numerous other loved ones and a friends.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father; his son, Rick Allen Entmeier; his brothers Joseph Walter Munda and Roland John “Jack” Munda, Jr.; and two great-grandsons Sage River Campbell and Tregen Vaughn Landin.
Pallbearers are Addisen Entmeier, Garrett Entmeier, Vallard Campbell IV, Mark Jiminez, Josh Ralls and Sebastian Landin. Honorary pallbearers are Kendall Ballew, Gary Mathis, Eddie Ford, Henry Wells and Donnie Edwards.
Viewing is from noon until 8 p.m. Friday at the Dowden-Roberts Funeral & Cremation Center Chapel, 28918 205th Avenue in Poteau.
The family will visit with friends from 6 until 8 p.m., Friday at the funeral home.
To view Don’s online guestbook, www.dowdenrobertscremationcenter.com
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