Shelly Richardson, and his grandchildren, Liam, Callum, and Kieran Richardson. He lives in our memories, is deeply loved and missed by his wife, Virginia Smart, his daughters, Janell (Jason) Ost and Dr. These are the legacies he leaves with his children, grandchildren, and all who knew him. However, farming is what sustained the family and was their way of life.ĭuane will be remembered for his sense of humor, ability to spontaneously break into song, kindness, compassion, and hard work ethic. A few short years later he added the independent contracting business of Smart Electric which he maintained close to a decade.
During the summer of 1977, Duane and his family made the decision to leave Spring Lake Park, Minnesota and take over the family farm. In 19, daughters Janell and Shelly, were born. Duane joined the IBWE Local 292 Union of Minneapolis Electrical Workers finding employment at the Star Tribune and other companies in the area. When he returned home from service, he registered at Anoka-Ramsey Technical College, where he obtained his Master Electrician License. During the weeks separating his tours, Duane married Virginia, January 24, 1970. Using his degree he joined the United States Naval Construction Battalion (better known as the Seabees) and served in the Vietnam Conflict between 1969 -1971. After the couple graduated from Brainerd High School he completed pre-apprenticeship electrician training at Brainerd Vocational and Technical College. Cloud, Minnesota.ĭuane met Virginia (Meyer) in the youth development organization 4-H.
He is survived by his sister Donna Purinton of St. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard ‘Jack’ and Edith Smart, infant brother and two sisters, Ruth Frishau and Shirley Coughran. After their mother passed, things got kind of dark in Snart household. The two were extremely close with Leo acting as her protecting at school & in the house. When he was three, they welcomed his younger sister Lisa. No services are planned at this time.ĭuane was born Octoon a small, second generation dairy farm along the banks of the Nokassippi River, near Brainerd, Minnesota. Leonard Snart was born in Central City to Officer Lawrence Snart & EMT nurse Rebecca Snart. Duane Leonard Smart went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Jholding the hand of his beloved wife of 50 years, Virginia.
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