Obituary of Donald Richard Dombek

Donald Richard Dombek, 91, passed away April 17, 2019 in Lecanto, FL. Don was born October 20, 1927, to Frank and Lucy (Gladis) Dombek in Ivanhoe, MN, the fourth of 5 children. He graduated from Ivanhoe High School where he was on the football team and played coronet in the school band.

Don joined the U.S. Air Force in 1953 seeing duty in Europe and North Africa. After serving for 4 years he accepted a job offer to work for IBM in Miami, FL. It was there that he met and fell in love with his soon to be wife of 60 years, Mary Elizabeth Allgeier. On September 13, 1958, they were married in Mary’s home town of Erie, PA, at St. Boniface Church. Over the next 30 years Don worked for IBM in Miami and with Mary raised their six children. After retirement, he and Mary moved to the Gainesville-Ocala area of north central Florida, where Don lived until his passing.

Don had four main priorities in his life; his Catholic faith, his family, his country and his work as a Field Engineer for IBM. He enjoyed driving across the country with his family to visit relatives, hosting relatives and in-laws from Minnesota and Pennsylvania in his home, working on his cars and working around the house to make it a special home. After retirement he also enjoyed visiting his children living across the country, volunteering at his parish church and visiting homebound elderly members of his parish. 

Don is survived by his wife, Mary; his children, Kenneth(Sasha) of Seattle, WA, Mary Arnold(Andrew) of Beverly Hills, FL, Ronald(Crystal) of Fredricksburg, VA, Robert of Mt. Airy, MD, Stephen(Nori) of Aiea, HI and Darlene Landy(Patrick) of Boynton Beach, FL; his grandchildren, Christopher, Joseph Arnold and Emily; his brother, Richard(Marion); and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and older siblings, Frank, Jr., Cecelia (Sr. Mary Gladys), Lambert and nephew Clayton.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 29, 2019 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Beverly Hills at 10 AM. Burial will follow at the Florida National Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 2 to 4 PM on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services TimberRidge, 9695 SW 110^th Street, Ocala, Fl.

Special thanks to the staffs at The Windsor Assisted Living in Ocala, FL, Cedar Creek Assisted Living in Crystal River, Florida, Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation in Beverly Hills, Florida, and Vitas Healthcare in Lecanto, FL for their caring service in Don’s last years and days.