BLOOMFIELD — Donald V. Sample, 96, of Newton, former longtime resident of Bloomfield, Iowa, died Jan. 13, 2013, at the Newton Health Care Center in Newton. 

He was born March 31, 1916, in Davis County, Iowa to John F. and Myrtle Shepherd Sample. He married Mildred Schindler on Sept. 29, 1940, in Pulaski, Iowa. He owned and operated Don’s Repair Shop in Bloomfield for 36 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bloomfield.

He is survived by his wife, Mildred Sample of Newton; three sons, Leroy (Polly) Sample of Estero, Florida, Eugene (Nancy) Sample of West Des Moines, Iowa, Vern (Cindy) Sample of Urbandale, Iowa; a daughter, Karen (Ed) Meade of Newton; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.