Duane Bernard Sutton
Friday, June 13, 1947
Date of Death:
Friday, June 2, 2023
Age:
75 years old
Visitation
Date: Monday June 12, 2023
Time: 10:00 am
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Celebration of Life
Date: Monday June 12, 2023
Time: 11:00 am
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Burial
Location: Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery Preston [ view map ]
Friday, June 13, 1947
Date of Death:
Friday, June 2, 2023
Age:
75 years old
Friday, June 13, 1947
Date of Death:
Friday, June 2, 2023
Age:
75 years old
Duane Bernard Sutton
Duane Bernard Sutton, 75, of Rochester, MN died Friday, June 2, 2023 at Mayo Clinic after a brief battle with cancer.
Duane was born June 13, 1947, in Rochester, MN to Bernard & Helen (Schank) Sutton. There, he grew up with five siblings. As a boy, he was always considered the silly one of the family. He graduated in 1965 from Lourdes High School in Rochester.
He proudly served in the Navy during the Vietnam War from 1965 until his Honorable Discharge in 1968.
He entered the painting trade as an apprentice for the Local 681 International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades in September 1968. After three years of school and on the job training, he graduated as a journeyman painter in May 1971. He was a very proficient and accomplished painter and worked for many years for the Mayo clinic as a full-time maintenance painter. Duane did really enjoy working for the Mayo Clinic and retired in 2011.
His attention to detail and jack-of-all-trades talents provided him with the skills to beautifully restore and maintain a number of collector cars over the years. One of his favorites was his 1971 royal blue Plymouth Road Runner. He loved going to “MOPARs in the Park” on a regular basis.
At family gatherings, his nieces always thoroughly enjoyed his goofy antics as “Uncle Doon”. His favorite sidekick, whom he truly loved, was his little dog Boomer who passed away a few years ago.
He is survived by four siblings: Marilyn Sutton, Raymond Sutton, Terry (Sue) Sutton, Wesley Sutton and four nieces: Sarah Bearbower, Anna Nelson, Kirby Gerst and JoMarie Heidfeld.
Celebration of Life for Duane will be held at 11AM Monday, June 12, 2023 at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester officiated by Father Russell Scepaniak. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the chapel. Burial will be at the Preston, MN State Veterans Cemetery at 1:00PM with the Eyota, MN Legion to perform full military honors.
Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com
Condolences
The family of Duane Bernard Sutton has received the following condolences.
My sympathies to Duane's family. I met Duane in high school (JM/Lourdes) and he was always with Lowell and Ace. Then I saw him again at Saint Marys when he would be in the cafeteria with his painter friends for break. And after retirement at the Eagles to catch up on life. He was a great guy & always fun to talk to. Prayers for you all.
Bev Gauthier
I am so very sorry to hear of Duane’s passing. Duane was a friend of my husband, Jim Carey, so that is how I met him. He was fun to talk to…lots of reminiscing and story-telling.
COVID and age has changed the opportunities for friends to see each other like they used to, but I will remember him as a kind, loyal friend to my husband…and a someone I am happy yo have known. RIP Duane.
I will surely miss Dwayne at the annual Sutton Fourth of July picnic and his macaroni salad and Popsicles. I will also miss him giving me and my sisters, the peace sign at church on his way back from communion.? My very sincere sympathy to his family. I will miss him very much. He definitely was a nice guy.
Sutton Family - So sorry for your loss. Duane was just over on the 13th looking to buy some computer parts (he was always trying to improve what he had). The follwing by author Nishan Panwar seem's fitting
“We are all stories in the end, remembered by the adventures we had, the achievements we made and the people we loved….”
RIP
I ran into Duane about a year ago coming out of the Post Office. We talked for close to half an hour. Was good to catch up with him. He was a great guy.
I want to express my condolences to Duane's family at this time..