Donald Jentsch

Donald Jentsch, 74, of Republic, died June 6, 2021. He was born Dec. 16,1946, in the township of Rantoul, Wisc., to Robert and Florence Jentsch at the family home on the farm. He attended school in that area, moving to Manitowoc, graduating from Lincoln High School in 1965. Donald married Eileen V. Jentsch (nee Luebke) on May 18, 1973, at First German Lutheran Church in Manitowoc, Wisc.
Jentsch was a veteran, serving in the Air Force, Army, and the National Guard. While in the service, he moved to Missouri. He received his B.S. degree from Drury University and his Master’s and Specialist degrees from Missouri State University in education, mathematics,
business, and secondary principal certification for both public and parochial schools. Donald and Eileen were members of Faith Lutheran Church MS, Springfield, for over three decades where he once served as elder.
Jentsch and his wife fostered 16 children in Pulaski and Greene counties, he then became a caseworker for the state of Missouri for 10 years and taught at Everton High School and Miller High School, retiring in 2007.
Jentsch is survived by his wife, Eileen; daughters, Heidi Phillips of Niagara, Wisc., and Hope (Tom) Love of Springfield; brothers Robert (Shirley) Jentsch of Montrose, Colo., and Kenneth Jentsch of Wash.; in-laws, Ronald Mueller of Sheboygan, Wisc. and LuAnn (John) Foerster of Manitowoc, Wisc.; three grandson; nieces and nephews, Stephie Nowicki, Cindy Johnson, Richard Mueller, Sean Hintz, Stacey Cox, Shad Hintz, and Michelle Meyer and their families.
Jentsch will be cremated and a memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 27, 2021, at Faith Lutheran Church, 1517 E. Valley Water Mill Rd., Springfield. Burial will be at 9 a.m. Monday, June 28, 2021, at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, 5201 S. Southwood Road, in
Springfield, with full military honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to SkillsUSA through the OTC Foundation at https://foundation.otc.edu/donate/online or by mail at OTC Foundation, 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway, Springfield, MO 65803, in memory of Donald Jentsch.
Arrangements are under the direction of Walnut Lawn Funeral Home Ltd., Degraffenreid-Wood Crematory.