DONALD D BACKMAN Mr. Don Backman of County Road RR in Cedar Grove formerly of Saukville and Belgium passed away at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Hospital in Sheboygan on Sunday evening December 17 2006. He was 71 years old. Don was born on February 17 1935 in Manistique MI son of George and Evelyn Bowers Backman. He entered the United States Army during the Korean War serving overseas in Germany. On January 5 1957 he was united in marriage with Constance Bischof in Milwaukee. The couple moved to Saukville in 1966 and raised their family. They later moved to Belgium and then to Cedar Grove. Mr. Backman worked as an OTR truck driver most recently for Superior and Custom Cuts. He retired in 2000. Don attended Open Door Bible Church in Port Washington and was a member of the Teamsters Local 43 and Local 200. He was also a member of the American Legion Landt-Theil Post in Sau kville. He enjoyed gardening hunting fishing golfing playing cards and working crossword puzzles. He was a champion arm-wrestler in the Saukville area taking his title very seriously. Mr. Backman is survived by his wife Connie of Cedar Grove their four children: Bryon Backman of Sheboygan Susan (John) Conley of Dallas TX Julie (Jeff) Large of Port Washington and Charlyn (Brian) Grover of Cedar Grove. He is further survived by 11 grandchildren 6 great-grandchildren a brother Jack (Emma) Backman of Gulliver MI a sister Elaine (William Ken ) Webber of Manistique MI a sister-in-law Carol (Linwood) Wagberg of Belgium nieces nephews other relatives and many friends. Funeral services will be ! held at 7PM on Friday December 22nd at Open Door Bible Church 3420 Hwy LL Port Washington. Pastor Jim Engelman and Pastor Sid Litke will officiate. The family will receive visitors at the CHURCH on Friday from 5-7PM. The Eernisse Funeral Home is assisting the family. br /Service:br /7:00 PM at 3420 Hwy LL on December 22 2006 (a target=_blank href=http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Port Washingtonstate=WIaddress=zip=53074zoom=8map/driving directions/a) br/br/