Dean L. Day, age 83 of Pine Island, formerly of Rochester died on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at the Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island. The funeral service will be held on Monday, August 12, 2013 at 1:00 PM at the United Methodist Church in Pine Island with Pastor Rick Ormsby officiating. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 11, 2013 from 2:00 - 5:00 PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home - Mahler Chapel in Pine Island and on Monday for one hour prior to the service at the church.
Dean Lloyd Day was born on August 30, 1929 in rural Pine Island, MN to Lloyd and Pearl (nee Ames) Day. He grew up in rural Pine Island and attended Pine Island Schools. Over the years, Dean worked and lived in several communities. He will be remembered for owning and operating Deans Siding Company and working at Gopher Liquor Store, both in Rochester. Dean enjoyed camping, riding his four-wheeler and in his younger years driving in stock car races. He loved his dogs and mini-horse and wagon. Dean is survived by his two daughters, Deanna (Robert Kremer) Day of LaCrosse, WI and Karen Day of Rochester; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Lowell (Marilyn) Day of Rochester and two sisters, Doreen Day of Pine Island and Lois Bielenberg of Rochester. Dean was preceded in death by his first wife, Donna; his parents, Lloyd and Pearl; two sons, William and Wayne Day; grandson, Joseph Day and granddaughter, Jennifer Day.
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2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CDT)
Mahn Family Funeral Home, Mahler Chapel
209 NW 1st Ave. P.O. Box 117
Pine Island, MN 55963
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CDT)
Pine Island United Methodist Church
Pine Island, MN
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1:00 PM (CDT)
Pine Island United Methodist Church
Pine Island, MN