Donald “Joe” Sobotka, 91, of Beaconsfield died Nov. 23, 2012, at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr.

Funeral services were 10:30 a.m. today, Nov. 26, at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home, 205 W. Monroe St., Mount Ayr. The Rev. Skip Rushing officiated. Burial will be at a later date. A memorial fund has been established in his name to be decided later. Online condolences may be left at www.watsonarmstrongfh.com.

Donald “Joe” Sobotka, son of Beulah (Roudybush) and Edward Sobotka, was born Jan. 8, 1921, at the farmstead near Diagonal. When he was 8, his mother died after childbirth. Joe was raised by his father and stepmother Frances (Cabaret).