Duane Lyle TOSO

1933 - 2016  (82 years)

• Name	Duane Lyle TOSO
  Birth	6 Jun 1933	Maplewood, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Mar 2016	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Notes	Duane Lyle Toso, 82, a resident of Pelican Rapids, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids. Duane was born on the family farm in Maplewood on June 6, 1933, to Martin and Mabel (Weik) Toso. He was the seventh of nine siblings, and family ties were important to him throughout his life. After graduating from Pelican Rapids High School in 1951, he joined the United States Army and was stationed in Korea. Back in Minnesota, he was certified as a watchmaker and worked for Ken Hanson Jewelry in Pelican Rapids. He married Carol Ouren on Aug. 18, 1956, at South Immanuel Lutheran Church, and they moved to the Minneapolis area soon after. Duane worked for Honeywell in the aero spinmotor department, where he won a major award in 1963 for an innovation on gyroscope components used in the space program. Wanting to raise their children near family, Duane and Carol moved back to Pelican Rapids in 1966 where he became an electrician, ending his career as an electrical inspector at Dynamic Homes in Detroit Lakes. He and Carol enjoyed dancing, and they took many family camping trips. In retirement, Duane enjoyed time on his Allis Chalmers tractor transforming their lot at Prairie Lake, serving in the VFW Color Guard, helping his kids with various projects for their homes, making maple syrup, bonfires at the lake and playing cribbage with the grandkids. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his siblings Bill, Evelyn, Viola, Vernon, Marilyn, Erwin and Darlene. Duane is survived by his wife, Carol Toso of Pelican Rapids; his children, Deb (Dave) Linde of Corcoran; Larry (Audrey) Toso of Prior Lake; and David (Laura) Toso of Madison, Wisconsin; and his grandchildren Andrew, Alayna, Kayla (Alex), Steven, Samantha, Mitch, and Max. He is also survived by his brother, Neil (Bette) of Mahnomen; three dozen nieces and nephews; and honorary grandsons Sam and Andrew Buck. Interment is at South Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.
  Person ID	I22921	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Martin C TOSO,   b. 4 Aug 1891, Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 13 Sep 1960, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Mabel WEIK,   b. 16 Apr 1894, Minnesota d. 21 Jul 1948, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F7501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carol Ardith OUREN,   b. 31 Dec 1933, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 15 Nov 2023, Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	18 Aug 1956	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F16450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2016