Allan Marvin Burgess

Memorial services for Allan Marvin Burgess, age 67, of Albert Lea will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Conger, MN.  Rev. Daphne Hamborg will officiate.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

Allan died Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Mayo Clinic Health System Albert Lea.

Allan Marvin Burgess was born on February 1, 1945 to Clifford and Lily (Hinz) Burgess in Fairmont.  He grew up in Fairmont and graduated from Fairmont High School.  On June 27, 1965 he was united in marriage to Sharol Diane Meyer in Fairmont.  The couple moved to Albert Lea in 1965 and then to Conger.  Allan worked as a maintenance mechanic at Streater’s for ten years. He was then owner/operator of Al Burgess Trucking.  Al and Sharol moved back to Albert Lea in 2005 following a devastating fire at their Conger home.  Al was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Conger and the Scavengers Car Club of Albert Lea.  He was passionate about cars and loved drag racing, dirt track racing and Harleys.  Al enjoyed working on his house, feeding and watching birds, cracking jokes and enjoyed spending time with friends and family.  All who knew him loved his sense of humor.

Survivors include his wife Sharol; son Wayne Burgess; daughter Brenda Bergstrom (Robert Sikel); granddaughter Amber Bergstrom; brother Roger (Nancy) Burgess; brothers-in-law Kevin (Jane) Meyer, Tim Meyer and Jamie Meyer; nieces and nephews Larry (Rhonda) Burgess, Mark, Matt, Katie, Angela and Cassie Meyer; and great nephew Jesse Burgess.

Allan was preceded in death by his parents.