David Grant Raney

David Grant Raney, age 84, of Butterfield died on September 4, 2023 at the Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

Visitation will be on Saturday, September 16, 2023 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at the First Lutheran Church in St. James. A memorial service will be held at the First Lutheran Church in St. James on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 11:00 am. Interment will be at the Butterfield City Cemetery in Butterfield.

Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in St. James. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.

David was born March 19, 1939 to Donald and Agnes (Derksen) Raney in Mountain Lake. He graduated from Comfrey High School in 1957 and from Mankato State University in 1961 with a degree in education. On July 3, 1965, David married Dorothy Brandt in Cream, Wisconsin. Together, they raised two boys, Daniel and John.

David taught math and science in Mazeppa, Minnesota and Butterfield. In 1969, he began farming with his father, eventually becoming a full-time farmer, retiring in 2001. He was an avid conservationist and worked hard to preserve wildlife areas. In his free time, David enjoyed hunting, wood burning, and fishing and bow hunting with his grandchildren.

David is survived by his wife, Dorothy; children, Daniel of Decorah, Iowa; John (DeVonne) of Morton, and Juan Tony Guzman of Decorah, Iowa; grandchildren, Collin (Naomi), Harley, Atlas, Jasmyne, Joanthon, and Joryden; brother, Lauren (Evah); cousin, Mavis Anderson; sisters-in-law, Luci (Carl) Cramer and Diane (Winslow) Grandstrand; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.

David was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law, John (Karen) Brandt.