Deacon Don Hamilton, who ministered at three parishes including St. Timothy in Blaine, was involved with the Catholic Commission on Scouting and served as chaplain for the Boy Scouts, died Dec. 23. He was 86.

Deacon Don Hamilton

Born Jan. 27, 1935, in Natchez, Mississippi, Deacon Hamilton joined the Navy and went on to become an electrical engineer. Ordained a deacon in 1975 in California, he continued in his ministry while living later in North Dakota and finally in Minnesota, where he served at St. Rose of Lima in Roseville and Corpus Christi in St. Paul, in addition to St. Timothy.

Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Sue, their five children and eight grandchildren.

Visitation will be 10 a.m. and the funeral Mass 11 a.m. Jan. 4 at St. Odilia in Shoreview; masks are encouraged. Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.