Duane Curry

Duane Curry, age 75, of St. James died at his home on Friday, July 6, 2012. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in St. James. Visitation will be 4:30pm to 7:30pm, Monday, at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James and one hour before the service at the church Tuesday. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Duane John Curry was born June 23, 1937, in St. James, MN, the son of Sylvester and Gebka (Aden) Curry. Duane grew up in St. James, baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church, and attended St. James public school. He worked for the City of St. James as Street Parks Superintendent. Duane served in the National Guard for 11 years, served on the St. James Fire Department for 27 years, was a member of the Rifle Association, Game Fish and Fraternal Order of Eagles. Duane had many interests and hobbies, music, fishing, gardening, horses, putting together puzzles with his daughters, dancing and woodworking. Duane was patriotic and took pride in his Country. He loved his family, he was always so happy to see his grandchildren and was very interested in everything that was going on in their lives and they loved him dearly. H e was a thoughtful caring and loving husband, father, grandpa and brother who will be dearly missed by his family and many friends. Duane is survived by his wife, of 55 years, Theresa (Ogle) Curry of St. James, daughters; Georgene (Jerry) Hultgren of Sioux Falls, SD, Wendy (David) Bohm of Osakis, Julie (George) Koenig of St. James, Lisa Curry of Burnsville, 10 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, sisters; Ella Reichart of St. James, Marilyn (Butch) Pierson of Trimont, 5 brothers-in-law; Ray, Pat, Bill, Jim, Mike, 3 sisters-in-law; Char, Jane and Sue. He is preceded in death by his parents, sister; Beverly Hewitt and his in-laws; George Theresa Ogle. Visitation 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Monday, July 9, 2012 Sturm Funeral Home, St. James 906 10th Ave. S. St. James, Minnesota, United States 56081