Obituary of Roland Bourman

Roland Bourman, 79, Duluth passed away on Tuesday April 6th, 2021 at Essentia Health.  Skip was born in Duluth on December 2nd, 1941. He graduated from Central High School in 1959. Skip worked as a proud union carpenter for 40 years. He loved the outdoors fishing, hunting, snowmobiling and his favorite place to be was “the shack”. He enjoyed visiting with his shack friends and telling story’s. Deer season was a time he spent with family at “the shack” hunting and watching the deer from the window. He also loved the “morning show” on the CB. He would listen to everyone talk until someone would call for “Woodtick”. Skip will be missed by family and friends. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Dorothy Bourman and his mother and father in law, Charles and Verna Gerard.

Skip is survived by his wife Joan of 59 years, daughter Penny (Frank) Ostrander, sons Mike (Linda) Bourman and Kris (Kim) Bourman all of Duluth; brother Richard (Pat) Bourman of Stillwater, sister Judy (Alan) Wierimaa of Duluth; 3 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Friday April 16th from 10:00 a.m. until the 11:00 a.m. Funeral Mass at St. Josephs Catholic Church, 6110 Church Road in Gnesen Township.