Duane Gerard Jansen

Duane Jansen YANKTON, S.D. — Duane Gerard Jansen, 57, Yankton, S.D., died Dec. 12, 2022, at his residence.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Dec. 21, 2022, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Menominee, with the Rev. Jim Keiter officiating.

Burial will be at St. Boniface Cemetery, Menominee.

Pallbearers will be Tanner Jansen, Sam Jansen, Bill Tejral, Randy Jansen, Ken Keiter, Greg Lammers and Jeff Sage.

Honorary pallbearers will be Duane’s daughters, Kylie and Jessica.

Visitation and a Vigil service were Tuesday at church, and will continue Wednesday, one hour prior to services. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington.

Duane Gerard was born May 5, 1965, in Yankton, to Elmer Erwin and Rose Mary (Tramp) Jansen. Duane grew up in the Menominee area and attended elementary school at West Catholic. He attended Hartington Cedar Catholic and then graduated from Hartington High School in 1983. Duane started working in construction right out of high school. He worked for a firm that built bridges all over Nebraska. Duane was very skilled in doing concrete work. He did work for Cimpl Meats for several years and then went back into construction on his own.

Duane played guitar and piano in his younger years and was an excellent auto mechanic.

Duane is survived by two brothers, Dean Jansen, Yankton, S.D., and Darlo Jansen and Mary Sterk, Dakota Dunes, S.D.; two daughters, Kylie and Jessica; special friend, Alvena Cook, Gayville, S.D.; and several nieces and nephews.

Duane was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer, in 2009, and Rose Mary Jansen, in 1997; infant brother, Delno Jansen, in 1978; and brother, Darold Jansen, in 2009.