Burmeister, Douglas Henry (1955-2024)

BURMEISTER, GREEN, ROCK

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/27/2024 at 15:36:56

Name of deceased: Douglas Henry Burmeister

Aged: 69 yrs, 3 mo, 21 days

Residence: Hancock, Pottawattamie County, IA

Born: May 27, 1955; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: Sep. 17, 2024; Jennie Edmondson Memorial Hospital, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Sep. 21, 2024; Trinity Lutheran Church, Avoca, IA

Survived by: Wife of 43 years, Sandra Burmeister; sons, Matthew (spouse, Shauna) and Andrew (spouse, Angela); grandchildren, Augustus, Axel, Aurora, and Alaric; sister, Donna (spouse, Jerry); brother, David (spouse, Kathi); father-in-law, Robert Green; brother-in-law, Keith Green; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Raymond Martin Burmeister and Ina (nee Rock) Burmeister; mother-in-law, Bonnie Green; sister-in-law, Susan Green; nephew, Christopher Green

Education: Attended elementary school in Hancock, IA and graduated from AvoHa (IA) High School, Class of 1973. He then attended Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO, where he majored in agricultural science, and pledged Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

Religious affiliation: Raised in Trinity Lutheran Church, Avoca, IA

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Sandra Louise Green; April 11, 1981; Broadway United Methodist Church, Council Bluffs, IA

Employment: Farmer, partnering with his brother David on the family farm and was proud the tradition now continues with nephew, Jason Rold. In 2023, the family was awarded a Century Farm designation. In addition to farming, he was employed by the U. S. Postal Service as a clerk for 20 years before retiring in 2021.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved sports, coaching baseball, and playing basketball, golf, softball and baseball; fan of the Green Bay Packers, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Loved that picnics and parties were always family events.

Sources: pauleyjones.com