Douglas DeVine

Douglas McLean DeVine, age 88, of Nisswa, passed away Sunday morning at St. Josephs Medical Center in Brainerd. Funeral Service will be on Thursday at 2:30 at Crosslake Lutheran Church with Pastor Mark Anderson officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday, from 5  7 pm at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake, and at 1 pm on Thursday, at the church, until the time of the service. Private interment will be at Mission Township Cemetery.
Douglas met his wife to be Garnet on a blind date and they were married November 2, 1957, in Fargo, North Dakota. They lived in St. Paul and in 1981 happily moved to the cabin on Bonnie Lake that Dougs parents owned since he was 6 years old. In 1999 they moved to a town house in Nisswa. Reading was a lifelong love of Dougs; he wanted to read everything he could. Garnet developed her love of reading from Doug. They did everything together. Doug held a special love for his nieces and nephews. He will always be remembered as a loving husband and a gracious host to his family and friends.

Doug is survived by his wife, Garnet; one sister, Sally DeVine; nephew, William Elijah, Jr.; Cousins, Bright McLean Dorn Blaser and Candace Steele. He was preceded in death by his parents, Owen and Maude (McLean) DeVine and his sister, Nancy Jean Devine.