Donald Sidney Ness

1944 - 2017  (72 år)

• Navn	Donald Sidney Ness
  Fødsel	31 Mar 1944	USA, MN, Beltrami Co.   [1]
  Kjønn	Mann
  Død	17 Mar 2017	USA, MN, Anoka County, Fridley   [2]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177614937/donald-sidney-ness
  Begravelse	24 Mar 2017	USA, MN, Beltrami Co., Bemidji, Pony Lake Cemetery   [2]
  Person ID	I138919	Hemneslekt
  Sist endret	12 Aug 2019

  
  

  Far	Clifford Leroy Ness,   f. 20 Nov 1913, USA, MN, Beltrami, Bemidji d. 03 Nov 2006, USA, MN, Clearwater Co., Bagley (Alder 92 år)
  Mor	Esther Olava Nelson Ness,   f. 07 Aug 1917, USA d. 12 Mar 1996, USA, MN, Beltrami Co. (Alder 78 år)
  Ekteskap	11 Mai 1940	USA, MN, Pinewood   [2]
  Famile ID	F37696	Gruppeskjema  |  Familiediagram

  
  

  Familie	Barbara J Robertson Ness
  Barn	1. Ciera Stephanie Lohrer Hull
  Famile ID	F69457	Gruppeskjema  |  Familiediagram
  Sist endret	12 Aug 2026

  
  

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  Obituary of Donald S. Ness Ness, Donald S. Renowned Drag Race Chassis Builder Age 72 of Fridley peacefully passed away on March 17, 2017 at home with his family. He was preceded in death by his parents Clifford and Esther Ness of Bemidji. Survived by S.O., Susan Brown, Daughter, Ciera Loehrer, Brothers, Dave(Connie) Ness, Gerald Ness, Art(Deb)Ness, Sister, Jan(Joe) Nervick, Nephew Mark Ness, Niece, Dena Sopshier, Aunt, Joy Nelson and many cousins and other relatives. Don was born in Bemidji, MN on March 31, 1944. He graduated from Bemidji High School where he excelled in math and won a National Math Competition. He attended some college courses but was a self-educated designer and engineer. His first job, other than working on the family farm, was at a fishing resort near Bemidji where he learned to love the sport of fishing. After graduation from high school, he moved to Minneapolis and worked at a small service station in Mounds View before being hired by Applebaum’s Foods where he worked for several years as a produce manager. In his early years of racing, Don and his cousin Ron began drag racing Chevy Cars at Twin City Speedway on weekends where he became a skilled and winning driver. He then went on to race at Minnesota Dragways in Coon Rapids for Polar Chevrolet of White Bear Lake in his 1966 “Gim-Me-Mor” Chevelle. Later he raced the Chevy Camaro for Merit Chevrolet in Maplewood. Don gradually retired from driving race cars to pursue a full-time career in designing and building cars, chassis and parts for the drag racing industry. His career in metal fabrication began by working a part time job second job in a small metal fabrication shop where he learned machinists and welding skills. During this time, he designed and built traction bars sold as MAS Traction Bars by Minnesota Auto Specialties. Eventually he opened his own business, Don Ness Racecraft in a small shop on Hennepin Ave in Minneapolis. An increasing demand in quality race cars required him to build a new and larger facility in Blaine, MN where he remained until he retired. Don designed and built Pro Stock prototype racecars for General Motors, Ford and Chrysler resulting in his Ness Built Cars winning Multiple World Championships in both NHRA and IHRA. Car Craft Magazine named him Chassis Builder of the Year in 1981, 1982 and 1983. He was granted a U.S. patent for his GMM Infinite 4 link system. Don donated his craftsmanship and time to Team PrISUm Odyssey from Iowa State University through it’s completion of a solar powered car in the American Solar Challenge. Funeral Service at Cremation Society of Minnesota Brooklyn Park Chapel at 1:30PM on Friday March 24, 2017. Visitation 12 noon. Refreshments and family visitation until 4PM. Spring Memorial Service and Burial in Bemidji, MN at Trinity Free Lutheran Church Pony Lake. Funeral Friday March 24, 2017 at 1:30PM Visitation 12:00N to 1:30PM Refreshments and Visitation 2:00PM to 4:00PM Cremation Society of Minnesota Brooklyn Park Chapel 7835 Brooklyn Blvd Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 ( https://cremationsocietyofmn.com/tribute/details/6324/Donald-Ness/obituary.html ) http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6698775.html http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-racing/news/wj-on-don-ness-he-was-artist-in-every-aspect http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/189424/ http://www.sinnedcustoms.com/5.html http://www.my105.com/ListingDetails/id/5187 http://www.twistandshoutracing.com/index.html https://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2155914 http://www.bobbenzaracing.com/about.html

  
  

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  [S68] Ancestry.com. [S137] findagrave.com.