James
Boutain, 54
Red
Lake Falls - James Boutain, 54, died on
Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at Altru Hospital in Grand
Forks, N.D.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, April 19 at St.
Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls with the
Rev. Tim Bushy officiating. Polly Beyer was the
organist and special music was provided by the St.
Joseph Choir. Casketbearers were Darrel Starken,
Rusty Remick, Jerry Solheim, Mike LaPlante, LeRoy
Marcotte, Rick Sirek, Lester Schmitz and Glenn
Schmitz. Interment was in St. Joseph Catholic
Cemetery in Red Lake Falls.
James
Donald Boutain was born on February 14, 1949, the
son of Donald and Alice (Starken) Boutain, in
Crookston. He was baptized and confirmed at St.
Dorothy Catholic Church in Dorothy and attended
school in Red Lake Falls, graduating from Lafayette
High School in 1967. He was in the National Guard
from 1970 to 1976.
James was
united in marriage to Nan Pouliot on May 31, 1969
in Minneapolis. James owned and operated the Mobile
Station in Red Lake Falls, worked for Falls
Implement, Solheim Builders and for the last 21
years, worked at the UMC Experiment Station. He
enjoyed woodworking, golf, hunting, and he loved
spending time with his four grandchildren. James
was a member of the Sportsmans Club and served on
the board at Oak Knolls Golf Club.
Survivors
include his wife, Nan of Red Lake Falls; three
children, Amy (Arly) Ohm of Breckinridge, Meg
(Jerod) Kolden of Thief River Falls, and Erica
Boutain of Grand Forks, N.D.; four grandchildren;
his parents, Donald and Alice Boutain of Red Lake
Falls; one brother, David (Carolyn) of Fargo, N.D.;
four sisters, Lynn Haack of Albuquerque, N.M.,
Karin (Dale) Spann of Sheridan, Wyo., Connie
(Jesse) Valentine of Kalispell, Mont., and Mary
Boutain of Bloomington, Ind.; and several nieces
and nephews.
James was
preceded in death by one sister, Katherine Jo; his
grandparents; and aunts and uncles.
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