FAIRMONT — A Mass of Christian Burial for Duane F. Bursaw, 85, of Fairmont, Minn., will be at Holy Family Catholic Church in East Chain. Burial, with full military honors by the Martin County VFW Post 1222 and the Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36, will follow the service in the Holy Family Catholic Cemetery.
Duane passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at his home in Fairmont surrounded by his family. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Duane Francis Bursaw was born Jan. 11, 1931, in Fairmont, Minn., the son of Royal and Fern (Juhl) Bursaw. Duane attended District 5 country school and worked on the family farm. In April of 1952, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the 3rd Marine Division and the 1st Radio Jamming Company. He was honorably discharged in April of 1954, and returned to Minnesota and received an agricultural degree and started farming full time.
He was united in marriage to Dolores Petrowiak on Sept. 21, 1954, at Holy Family Catholic Church in East Chain. They shared 62 years of marriage and lived on the Bursaw home farm. He retired from farming in 1992. Duane also worked at Christensen Lumber and Cashway Lumber.
Duane was a gifted man who could fix almost anything. He loved his family and treasured his three grandchildren. He was a proud member of the Marine Corps and commonly said “Once a Marine, always a Marine.” He loved woodworking and built many beautiful pieces of furniture which will be treasured by family and friends. He will be sadly missed by all that knew and loved him.
Duane was a lifetime member of Holy Family Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society. He served as the clerk of Silver Lake Township for 18 years as well as an officer of the Martin Co. Association of Townships and the Martin Co. Water Plan Advisory Committee. He was a 60-year member of Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36 and proudly served on the Honor Guard. He was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Korean War Veterans Group 254.
Those who will cherish Duane’s memory include his wife of 62 years, Dolores Bursaw, of Fairmont; two sons, Timothy Bursaw and his fiancée, Dawn Christensen, of Swea City, Iowa, Todd Bursaw and partner, Zaine Rice, of Santa Monica, Calif.; one daughter, Lisa Olson and her husband, Randy, of Fairmont; three grandchildren, Hannah, Justin and Nathan Olson of Fairmont; brother-in-law, Louis Petrowiak of Fairmont; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Duane was preceded in death by his parents, Royal and Fern Bursaw; parents-in-law, Ed and Anna Petrowiak; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Jean and Thomas Sukalski, Viola and Walter Maday, Alice Petrowiak, Margaret and Carl Stefanski, and Lucille Petrowiak.
Duane passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at his home in Fairmont surrounded by his family. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Duane Francis Bursaw was born Jan. 11, 1931, in Fairmont, Minn., the son of Royal and Fern (Juhl) Bursaw. Duane attended District 5 country school and worked on the family farm. In April of 1952, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the 3rd Marine Division and the 1st Radio Jamming Company. He was honorably discharged in April of 1954, and returned to Minnesota and received an agricultural degree and started farming full time.
He was united in marriage to Dolores Petrowiak on Sept. 21, 1954, at Holy Family Catholic Church in East Chain. They shared 62 years of marriage and lived on the Bursaw home farm. He retired from farming in 1992. Duane also worked at Christensen Lumber and Cashway Lumber.
Duane was a gifted man who could fix almost anything. He loved his family and treasured his three grandchildren. He was a proud member of the Marine Corps and commonly said “Once a Marine, always a Marine.” He loved woodworking and built many beautiful pieces of furniture which will be treasured by family and friends. He will be sadly missed by all that knew and loved him.
Duane was a lifetime member of Holy Family Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society. He served as the clerk of Silver Lake Township for 18 years as well as an officer of the Martin Co. Association of Townships and the Martin Co. Water Plan Advisory Committee. He was a 60-year member of Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36 and proudly served on the Honor Guard. He was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Korean War Veterans Group 254.
Those who will cherish Duane’s memory include his wife of 62 years, Dolores Bursaw, of Fairmont; two sons, Timothy Bursaw and his fiancée, Dawn Christensen, of Swea City, Iowa, Todd Bursaw and partner, Zaine Rice, of Santa Monica, Calif.; one daughter, Lisa Olson and her husband, Randy, of Fairmont; three grandchildren, Hannah, Justin and Nathan Olson of Fairmont; brother-in-law, Louis Petrowiak of Fairmont; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Duane was preceded in death by his parents, Royal and Fern Bursaw; parents-in-law, Ed and Anna Petrowiak; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Jean and Thomas Sukalski, Viola and Walter Maday, Alice Petrowiak, Margaret and Carl Stefanski, and Lucille Petrowiak.
FAIRMONT — A Mass of Christian Burial for Duane F. Bursaw, 85, of Fairmont, Minn., will be at Holy Family Catholic Church in East Chain. Burial, with full military honors by the Martin County VFW Post 1222 and the Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36, will follow the service in the Holy Family Catholic Cemetery.
Duane passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at his home in Fairmont surrounded by his family. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Duane Francis Bursaw was born Jan. 11, 1931, in Fairmont, Minn., the son of Royal and Fern (Juhl) Bursaw. Duane attended District 5 country school and worked on the family farm. In April of 1952, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the 3rd Marine Division and the 1st Radio Jamming Company. He was honorably discharged in April of 1954, and returned to Minnesota and received an agricultural degree and started farming full time.
He was united in marriage to Dolores Petrowiak on Sept. 21, 1954, at Holy Family Catholic Church in East Chain. They shared 62 years of marriage and lived on the Bursaw home farm. He retired from farming in 1992. Duane also worked at Christensen Lumber and Cashway Lumber.
Duane was a gifted man who could fix almost anything. He loved his family and treasured his three grandchildren. He was a proud member of the Marine Corps and commonly said “Once a Marine, always a Marine.” He loved woodworking and built many beautiful pieces of furniture which will be treasured by family and friends. He will be sadly missed by all that knew and loved him.
Duane was a lifetime member of Holy Family Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society. He served as the clerk of Silver Lake Township for 18 years as well as an officer of the Martin Co. Association of Townships and the Martin Co. Water Plan Advisory Committee. He was a 60-year member of Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36 and proudly served on the Honor Guard. He was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Korean War Veterans Group 254.
Those who will cherish Duane’s memory include his wife of 62 years, Dolores Bursaw, of Fairmont; two sons, Timothy Bursaw and his fiancée, Dawn Christensen, of Swea City, Iowa, Todd Bursaw and partner, Zaine Rice, of Santa Monica, Calif.; one daughter, Lisa Olson and her husband, Randy, of Fairmont; three grandchildren, Hannah, Justin and Nathan Olson of Fairmont; brother-in-law, Louis Petrowiak of Fairmont; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Duane was preceded in death by his parents, Royal and Fern Bursaw; parents-in-law, Ed and Anna Petrowiak; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Jean and Thomas Sukalski, Viola and Walter Maday, Alice Petrowiak, Margaret and Carl Stefanski, and Lucille Petrowiak.
Duane passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at his home in Fairmont surrounded by his family. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Duane Francis Bursaw was born Jan. 11, 1931, in Fairmont, Minn., the son of Royal and Fern (Juhl) Bursaw. Duane attended District 5 country school and worked on the family farm. In April of 1952, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the 3rd Marine Division and the 1st Radio Jamming Company. He was honorably discharged in April of 1954, and returned to Minnesota and received an agricultural degree and started farming full time.
He was united in marriage to Dolores Petrowiak on Sept. 21, 1954, at Holy Family Catholic Church in East Chain. They shared 62 years of marriage and lived on the Bursaw home farm. He retired from farming in 1992. Duane also worked at Christensen Lumber and Cashway Lumber.
Duane was a gifted man who could fix almost anything. He loved his family and treasured his three grandchildren. He was a proud member of the Marine Corps and commonly said “Once a Marine, always a Marine.” He loved woodworking and built many beautiful pieces of furniture which will be treasured by family and friends. He will be sadly missed by all that knew and loved him.
Duane was a lifetime member of Holy Family Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society. He served as the clerk of Silver Lake Township for 18 years as well as an officer of the Martin Co. Association of Townships and the Martin Co. Water Plan Advisory Committee. He was a 60-year member of Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36 and proudly served on the Honor Guard. He was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Korean War Veterans Group 254.
Those who will cherish Duane’s memory include his wife of 62 years, Dolores Bursaw, of Fairmont; two sons, Timothy Bursaw and his fiancée, Dawn Christensen, of Swea City, Iowa, Todd Bursaw and partner, Zaine Rice, of Santa Monica, Calif.; one daughter, Lisa Olson and her husband, Randy, of Fairmont; three grandchildren, Hannah, Justin and Nathan Olson of Fairmont; brother-in-law, Louis Petrowiak of Fairmont; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Duane was preceded in death by his parents, Royal and Fern Bursaw; parents-in-law, Ed and Anna Petrowiak; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Jean and Thomas Sukalski, Viola and Walter Maday, Alice Petrowiak, Margaret and Carl Stefanski, and Lucille Petrowiak.
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