Alvin Dornburg

Alvin R. Dornburg, 77, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls.  He was born October 9, 1932, in Pipestone, Minnesota, the son of Herbert and Lydia (Nordmeyer) Dornburg.  On September 13, 1953, he married Marlene Stine in Fergus Falls. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956 including one year on the island of Enewtok.   After his discharge from the service he moved to Grand Forks and worked on the airbase where he became a carpenter. In 1960, the couple moved back to Underwood, where he went to work for Eian and Ness Construction. In 1965 he started his own construction company. During the early 1990’s he left construction and took a job with the Fergus Falls School District, where he worked until his retirement in 2001. Al and Marlene then moved to the Sheridan House where they made their home until his death. He was a volunteer fireman in Underwood for many years, served as the Underwood town constable, was a member of the American Legion, and was a volunteer at the Broen Home. Alvin enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, dancing, restoring old tractors, and most recently rug making for the Broen Home Auxiliary.  He was known as the "Rug Man". Preceding him in death were his parents; Herbert in 1966 and Lydia in 2000; two brothers, Darwin in 1998 and Douglas Dornburg in 1978, a son-in-law, Sidney Spittle, and his mother and father-in-law, John and Sybil Stine. Survivors include his wife, Marlene Dornburg of Fergus Falls; five children:  Colleen Spittle of Elbow Lake, Curtis (Norma) Dornburg of Chatham, LA, Cynthia (Larry) Drechsel of Las Vegas, NV, Carolee (Alvin) Peterson of Battle Lake and Cheryl (Floyd) Larson of Dalton; 11 grandchildren: Jared and Nicole Spittle, Shane and Shelley Dornburg, Debra Phillips, Eli Drechsel, Joshua Peterson, Charity Hovland, Erika Larson, Aaron Larson and Anna Marie Malecha; and eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, Verlyn (LeAnn) of Underwood and Harland (Diane) of Farmington, MN; and brothers-in-law, Gerald (LouAnn) Stine of Underwood, Dale (Donna) Stine of Dalton. Memorials are preferred to Lakeland Hospice or the Lake Region Healthcare Cancer Care and Research Center. Visitation:  5-7 p.m. Friday at the Light & Life Auditorium of the Broen Home with a      6:30 p.m. prayer service and resumes one hour prior to the service at the   church. Service:   2 p.m. Saturday, October 31, 2009, at the Light & Life Auditorium of the      Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls Clergy:     Reverend Kate Bruns and Chaplain Ken Austin Interment:     Bethlehem Cemetery, Fergus Falls Military Participation by the Fergus Falls VFW and American Legion Funeral Home: Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls Condolences may be sent online at www.olsonfuneralhome.com