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Burgett,WilfredE. WWIIVeteran(Navy). Passedawaypeacefully onFeb11,2015.Wilfred wasbornApril16,1927 inFlaxton,ND,toWilfredandEdna (Stoffel)Burgett.Heservedinthe NavyinWWIIontheislandofGuam. HeattendedNorthDakotaState SchoolofScience.In1947hemar- riedEleanorShelstadofDoran,MN. Asuccessfulbusinessman,he beganhiscareerwithACNielsen Co.Hebecameanentrepreneurin 1968whenheopenedanOlsten TemporaryServiceinAlbany,NY. HebeganNationwideInformation Svcs,apublicrecordservicecom- panyin1980.Hewasamemberof theCapitalDistrictAlzheimer?s Assn,SchuylerMeadowsCountry Club,AlbanyExecutivesAssn (President1976)andtheAlbany YachtClub.HelivedinAlbany,NY, for43years.Hewasknownforhis manycars,alwaysAmericanmade andalwaysinpristinecondition. Hefulfilledalifelongdreamofearn- inghispilot?slicenseandowned twoaircraft.Hewasaboating enthusiastandenjoyedmany leisurelycruisesontheHudson River.HeenjoyedhisweeklyPoker Club.Precededindeathbywife Eleanor,brotherRobert,sisters DonnaKillion,MaxineO?Connelland GeraldineAlbert.Heissurvivedby sonCraigofEagan,MNanddaugh- terLynn(Michael)Wagnerof Victoria,MN,andgrandchildren EleanorandElijahWagner.Inter- mentwillbeatVukkuLutheran Church,Doran,MN,summer2015. Klecatsky&SonsFuneralChapels 651-454-9488
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