Alfred (Sonny) (Frenchy) Duerr, 73, of Reeder, ND, passed away Friday, January 7, 2011 at Ft. Meade VA Medical Center near Sturgis, SD.
Alfred Harry Duerr, Jr. was born October 6, 1937 in Devils Lake, the oldest of 7 children, to Alfred Sr. and Dorothy (Buntjer) Duerr. He was raised and attended school in Nekoma until he went into the Army. He was in Panama and the Korean War, after which he returned to Nekoma and worked at the Nekoma Elevator. He later worked at the GTA Elevator in Langdon. He married Phyllis Lee on September 3, 1961. In 1966 they moved to Garske, ND where he managed the GTA elevator, later DeLaces, Burlington, ND and Reeder, ND where he retired. He loved to bowl and play guitar, of which he played with many bands including his favorite, the Wild Grandpas.
He is survived by three children, son David of Anchorage, Alaska, Deb (Danny) Nelson of Devils Lake, ND, and Deanna (David) Schwanke of Leeds, ND, grandchildren: Derek Duerr, Alyssa Duerr, Jason Duerr and Devin, Danielle, Desidy, Delaynee Schwanke, Alexandria Nelson and Allison Nelson, great-grandson Easton Encinas, brothers; Glen of Tacoma, WA, Robert (Joyce) of Langdon, ND, Lloyd, Ray and Jim of Nekoma, ND, sister-in-law Veronica Duerr of Langdon, nieces and nephews and special friends and neighbors Ashley and Sheli Bentsen-Beld of Reeder, ND.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Richard of Langdon and nephew Bobby Duerr of Langdon.
SERVICES Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 2:00pm at the Brooks Funeral Home of Langdon, ND with Pastor Adrian Olson officiating.
Interment Nekoma Lutheran Cemetery, Nekoma, ND
