Don Scot Farrens

April 28, 2023

Don Scot Farrens, 81, of Bella Vista, AR, passed away on April 28, 2023 at Circle of Life.

Scot was born on April 4, 1942, to Shirley and Don Farrens, Sr., in Decatur, Nebraska. After Scot graduated from high school, he married Sandra Petersen, and they moved to Omaha and had three children, Denise, Dana, and Diane.   He remarried Eleanor Desler, who had four children, Lori, Jeff, Bill, and Julie. Scot and Eleanor added an additional daughter to the family, Alice Renee.

Scot owned several businesses, including Scot’s Friendly Bar and Al’s Floor Care. He worked many years as a salesman and manager for Berkley Envelopes. He enjoyed golfing, camping, playing guitar, attending music jams, and was an avid Nebraska Cornhusker fan. After retirement, he spent many years in Texas and recently at Concordia Retirement of Bella Vista.

He was a friend to many and always had a way of making you smile. He was deeply loved and will be greatly missed.

Scot was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor Farrens; daughter, Dana Wilke; daughter, Alice Renee Farrens; daughter, Julie Myers; and son, Jeff Desler. He is survived by his daughters, Denise Fink of Omaha, NE; Diane Hartog (husband, Ricky Hartog) of Johannesburg, South Africa; Lori Ujehly of Omaha, NE; son, Bill Desler (wife, Nancy Desler) of Bentonville, AR; brother, Steve Hughes (wife Susie Hughes) of Raymond, NE; and sister, Tanya Rodriguez (husband, Valerio Rodriguez) of Chula Vista, CA; fifteen grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held later this summer in Nebraska. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Circle of Life. 

From the 50th reunion booklet  May 30, 2010:

Spouse:  Alice

I worked for an envelope manufacturer for 20 years as sales manager and then started my own business cleaning buildings and carpets.  I retired in 1990.  We traveled around the Midwest in summers playing music and singing in country music festivals.  In the winter we stayed in southern Texas where we now reside full time.  Still pickin' and grinin'.  Can it really be 50 years?  What happened?  Hope everyone comes and has a good time.  I'm sorry I won't be able to make it.

From an e-mail sent when we had our May 2008 reunion at Janz, Onawa, IA

Good to hear from you.

Yes, I would love to be on the list and hear from everyone.  I retired in 1990, heart trouble, and in 1996 we bought a 5th wheel and truck and traveled for 10 years back and forth to south Texas.  In summers we headquartered in NE and followed the country music festivals. 

We now live in south Texas, Donna, TX, 60 miles from Padre Island.

 My wife, Alice, is pretty much confined to immediate local with breathing problems.  She does well here at home and feels good. God has been good to us.  Keep those e-mails coming -- Scot and Alice