A fun, hardworking man who loved his family and friends. We had a lot of fun with Duane and Virla. I'll treasure their friendship and miss them so much. Love you, Virla!

So sorry to hear of Duanes passing. He always had a smile, that will truly be missed by all who knew him.

Duane was such a great guy to work with at church. Kind and funny! His passing will leave an empty chair that will be hard to fill.

Duane was the kindest man. Back in 1983/74 my child needed glasses. I humbly ask if the Lions could help with them. I felt so bad for asking. He did not make me feel looked down upon - the Lions came through with the money. She was able to see the blackboard from the back of the glass. God bless him. I remember the tears rolling down my face - he said someday when I was back on my feet - do it for someone else. I have and did. What a blessing
Prayers for you and your family

Such a wonderful man! Our family thought the world of him. So very sorry Verla. Ken and Linda Chapman, Terry, Tammy, Todd, Teresa and KC.

Dear Virla and family,
My deepest sorrow for your loss. Duane was such a great man and good soul. He was my guiding light when him and I were on the city council together. Very witty and funny, and I will truly miss him! Rest in peace Duane.
Tammy Snyder

So sorry for your loss. I will always remember helping Duane at the legion breakfast. It was always so fun and teasing with him at bingo. I will greatly miss him.

Virla and family,
Chuck and I are so sad to hear, yet grateful, that Duane went Home. I so enjoyed visiting with him, and Chuck said he will never forget all the hard work he did all the time...
God's Blessings to all of you....

My family knew Duane from Legion breakfast, where we saw his sense of mischief and humor. Later, when we went through a hard time, we also felt his genuine care and sympathy. We won’t forget his kindness to us, and we’ll try to follow his example.

We were so saddened to hear that Duane passed away. They were our wonderful neighbors for 30 years.
I will never forget the prank Duane pulled on a robin one spring. He put a mirror on the inside of his garage window. The robin spotted that other bird as he stood on the outside window ledge. That bird strutted back and forth trying to impress the other robin on the inside of that glass. Eventually the poor robin had to give up and find a new mate.
We will always miss Duane.
We send our best to Virla and the family.

Deb & Joe Pivonka

So very sorry to hear of Duane’s passing. He was a wonderful friend to so many and if a job needed done he was always there to help. He was ornery, funny, kind and meant the world to all who knew him. Virla and Duane were a great team always. Sending love and prayers for comfort.

We will miss Duane. He was such a fun guy to be around. Aidan and Duane were buddies and will always treasure that. All the best to the family. Bryon Murphy

To Virla and all of Duane and Virla’s dear family, We are thinking of you all and know that you are treasuring memories of Duane.
Duane was a special friend to us and so many others who were blessed by the help, love, and prayers he and Virla so generously have given to and offered for others. Many church and community projects have been accomplished with the help of their leadership, expertise, guidance, and hard work.
Duane had a great and unique sense of humor. Just when you thought he was sharing a true story, the story would take an unexpected turn, and you’d be laughing at one of Duane’s jokes, again.
We are praying that the Lord will be with you and comfort you as you visualize your dear Duane in heaven (where we’re hoping our well-loved dog Max is greeting him and telling him that he’s sorry he mistook Duane for an intruder at our back door and “accidentally” bit his leg — even though Duane and Doug joked that Max would definitely not be in heaven :)
Thinking of you all with His love and prayers,
Doug and Evie

Matt and I are so sorry to hear of the passing of Duane. I always looked forward to seeing him at breakfast and other community events. He was a guy who had a great sense of humor and was very ornery. Duane was always someone you could count on. My thoughts and prayers go out to Virla and the rest of the family. God bless you all. Kathy and Matt Yori