Duane A. Serr

Duane Alan Serr, Sharon, ND, 74, passed away peacefully with his son Jerrod by his side on February 10, 2017 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Duane was born on December 10, 1942, the son of Ted and Thelma (Rendahl) Serr in Hattiesburg, MS. He attended and graduated from Sharon School, and then went on to NDSU for Agricultural and Farming. He married the love of his life, Myrna Whitman in Aneta, ND on June 7, 1964. During Duane’s avid life-long career as a farmer and turkey rancher, he also was a school bus driver for the Sharon Knights and worked as a surveyor in Dickinson, ND. He served on the Sharon and Finley Elevator boards, the Sharon City Council, and at Sharon Lutheran Church.

He loved and cherished his grandchildren, grilling, deer hunting, going to Spirit Lake Casino, and gathering with friends at the post office in Sharon, ND every morning.

Duane is survived and will be deeply missed by his children: Sherry Serr and daughter Harlee Melland of Aneta, ND; Wendy (Jason McCardle) Serr and daughters Shaina Mart and Tianna of Cooperstown, ND; Jerrod (Becky) Serr and children Justin, Corey, Jessica, and Kiana of Sharon, ND; brother Virgil Serr of Sharon, ND and children Kiele, Kris, and Barbie Jo Serr.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 48 years, Myrna; grandson, Garett Melland; and parents, Ted and Thelma Serr.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sharon, ND. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at the Cooperstown Funeral Chapel, Cooperstown, ND, and will continue one hour prior to services in the church Wednesday. Interment will be in the spring at Silent Hill Cemetery, Aneta, ND.