Dec 6, 2008 ... Edward LeRoy Burns was born on June 11, 1941, to Vio- let (Rossow) and
Lemuel Roy Burns of Cartwright, ND. Ed grew up on the family ...
Edward LeRoy Burns was born on June 11, 1941, to Vio‐ let (Rossow) and Lemuel Roy Burns of Cartwright, ND. Ed grew up on the family farm/ranch and attended school through the 8th grade at Green School, a one‐room school house near the family residence. After graduating from the 8th grade, Ed attended high school in Sidney, MT and gradu‐ ated with the class of 1959. Just prior to graduating, Ed be‐ gan farming/ranching at his own place, the Burns OH Ranch, approximately seven miles from his family’s ranch. Ed was united in marriage to Alma Lenington in Ft. Ben‐ ton, MT, on December 27th, 1960. They worked together on the ranch, where they raised two sons. Ed and Alma were devoted to one another, as well as their boys, and enjoyed many happy years together as a family. Ed was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Sidney, and attended their meetings regularly. He was a pilot and owned his own plane, which he enjoyed for several years. Ed also enjoyed his many friends and acquaintances and loved nothing more than telling stories, visiting and joking every chance he got. Ed served on the Horse Creek School Board, and was a member of the North Dakota Cattleman’s Association. Ed passed into the arms of the Lord on Saturday, Decem‐ ber 6th, 2008, at the Sidney Health Center in Sidney, Mon‐ tana. Ed is survived by his son, Jerry, Cartwright, ND; mother, Violet Burns, Sidney, MT; sister, Cathy Ruegamer, Billings, MT; nephews, Daniel Hart, Cartwright, ND, and Bruce Hart, Lolo, MT; and niece, Tana Ruegamer, Boston, MA. Ed was preceded in death by his son, Von; father, Roy Burns; wife, Alma; and sister, Irene Hart.
In Loving Memory Of
Edward Burns
Edward “Ed” Burns
June 11, 1941 — December 6, 2008
Funeral Service
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help My help cometh from the Lord,
10:00 A.M., Thursday, December 11, 2008 Church of the Nazarene Sidney, Montana
Officiating
Pastor Elwin Paulson
which made heaven and earth.
Tribute
Pastor John Ulrich
The Lord is thy keeper; the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
Music
Gilda Buxbaum Michelle Miller Jeana Armstrong Brenda Dahl Eunice Lathrop Mike Bartelson Jim Miller
Casketbearers
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall preserve thy soul.
Bob Cross Rodney Cross Jim Cross John Winter Roger Anderson Dave Winter
Honorary Casketbearers
The Lord shall preserve thy going out
All of Ed’s family, friends, and neighbors.
and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Psalm 121
Ushers
Tim Wagner
Keith Winter
Interment
Sidney Cemetery Sidney, Montana You may share your remembrances and condolences with the family at the Fulkerson Funeral Home website www.fulkersons.com
