Tina Duerksen

Tina Duerksen was born June 22,1926 to Peter and Maria (Buller) Krause in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. She was dedicated in the Mennonite faith on June 22, 1927 and baptized June 1, 1941. She attended country school and graduated from the eighth grade in 1942 from School District 62. She attended Winter Bible School from 1942 to 1946 graduating with a teacher's certificate. She then attended Grace Bible Institute in Omaha until returning home to care for her mother. In 1949, she was united in marriage to John J. Duerksen at Gospel Mennonite Church. Three sons - Art, Arnold and Arden were born to this union. After their wedding, they farmed in the Delft and Windom area until purchasing the store in Delft in 1970. During this time Tina helped on the farm, kept books for John's spraying business and cared for her children and her nieces and nephews. Following the purchase of the grocery store, Tina worked in the store, serving many customers her homemade lunches. In 1979 they moved to Mt. Lake where they resided up until two years ago when she moved to the Parkwood Apartments. She moved to the Good Samaritan Nursing Home within the last two months. While living in Mt. Lake she began working at Balzer Manufacturing in l977 and was promoted to Parts Manager. She worked there for nine years. From 1990 to 1997 she worked in the Mt. Lake Co-op C-store. Tina was a member of the Gospel Mennonite Church until 1999 where she taught VBS for one year and sang in a trio for many years. In 1999 she and John transferred their memberships to the Bethel Mennonite Church. Tina enjoyed gardening, fishing with John, sports, especially the Vikings, embroidery and fabric painting. She loved cooking and caring for her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Tina was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-three years and son Arnold, brothers and their wives, Peter (Ann) Krause, John (Emma) Krause, David (Wilma) Krause, Jake Krause, Abe (Ruby) Krause, sisters and their husbands, Sarah (Londo) Regehr, Anna (Alvin) Baerg, in-laws Matilda and Albert Thiessen, Martha Pieske, Don Dick, and Erwin, Georgine and Tex Duerksen. Tina is survived by her sons - Art (Pat) Duerksen of Glen Elder, KS, and Arden (Simona) Duerksen of Colorado Springs, CO; daughter-in-law Judy Duerksen of Mt. Lake, MN; sister Marie Calander; in-laws- DeLoss Pieske, Marion (Harold) Thiessen, Myrtle (Arnie) Quiring, Myrna (Hugh) Long; six grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Sunday, August 20, 2017 Sturm Funeral Home, Mountain Lake Chapel 420 - 10th St. N. Mtn. Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Visitation 2 9:30 am - 10:30 am Monday, August 21, 2017 Bethel Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake, Minnesota 301 N 9th St Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Service Information 10:30 am Monday, August 21, 2017 Bethel Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake, Minnesota 301 N 9th St Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Interment Information Mountain Lake City Cemetery 10th St. N at Midway Rd Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Luncheon Luncheon to follow interment at the church.