Donald Dean Beadell, age 80 of Delhi, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025 at his home.  Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Belview. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at church on Saturday.  Private family burial will be in the Belview Cemetery. Stephens Funeral Service – Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. 

Donald Dean Beadell was born June 26, 1945 in Becker County, Minnesota to Benjamin and Lydia (Bendix) Beadell. He was baptized on October 7 at Zion Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes and confirmed at Peace Evangelical Church in Echo. Donald, along with his twin brother Ronald and nine older siblings, grew up in Echo Township. He attended country school and then went to Echo Public School from fourth grade through high school. Don’s first job was bailing straw for ADM Flax Straw Division. He married Joyce Cole at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Belview on August 6, 1966. Don worked at GTA Elevator in Belview, where the couple made their first home. They moved to Redwood Falls and worked for Clements Grain and Feed. In 1967, Don started working at the Delhi Elevator. Don and Joyce then moved to Delhi in 1969. In 1976, the family moved to Wilson, NC, where Don worked for Schwan’s food delivery service, for a year. After moving back home to Delhi, he worked for one year at Redwood Ready Mix. He later returned to the Delhi Elevator, where he remained until retirement in 2011. Don certainly saw many changes in the farming and elevator industries, during his tenure with the elevator. He served in the Army National Guard for four years. He was Mayor for many years and served on the Delhi City Council. Don was a member of the Belview American Legion and served on the church council for Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Don loved gar­­­­­ing, doing yard work, and putting puzzles together. In his later years, he enjoyed playing at the local casinos. Don especially loved being with his children and grandchildren.

Donald is survived by his wife Joyce of 59 years; son Jason of Springfield; daughter Tammy (Lance) Peterson of Wood Lake; grandchildren: Shawn & Nathan Peterson of Wood Lake and Jon, Rachel & Regan Beadell of Springfield; sisters: Annette Anderson of Springfield and Shirley (Loren) Zimmer of Wentworth, SD; three brothers-in-law: Glenn Erickson of Danvers, Wilfred (Fritz) Amberg of Tavares, FL and Rick (Deb) Cole of Brainerd; sisters-in-law: Gladys Beadell of Belview and Deb Schmidt of Redwood Falls; and many nieces, nephews and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents Benjamin & Lydia Beadell, sisters and brothers-in-law Delphine (Dwayne) Kautz, Evelyn (Larry) Bleninger, Dorothy Beadell, Virginia (Dean) Faltinson, Lowell Anderson, Glorraine Erickson, brothers Alton, Kenneth (Yvonne), Ronald and Kenneth Schmidt, parents-in-law Lester & Fernell (Wegner) Cole and sister-in-law JoAnn Amberg.