Created: Thursday, December 24, 2009 5:00 a.m. CDT
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Donald Skolds

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ELWOOD, Ill. – Mr. Donald Skolds, 78, of Elwood, Ill., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill.

R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd., has been entrusted with arrangements. Funeral services will be private. Interment with military honors at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, will take place at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in his name to any liver disease research organization would be appreciated.

For additional information, contact R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd., 401 E. Main St., Braidwood, Ill., at (815) 458-2336.

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