Burton C. Plant

Burton C. Plant, 96, Browns Valley, MN, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at the Browns Valley Health Center.
Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, October 26, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Presbyterian Church in Browns Valley with Father David Breu officiating. Music will be provided by organist Norma Jung and vocalist Kalli Grimsrud.
Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery, Browns Valley. Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Danny Plant, David Plant, Donald Plant, John Schwagel, Dale Schwagel, and Lee Schwagel.
Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. followed by a wake service at 7:00 p.m. at the Eggers Funeral Home in Rosholt. Visitation will continue Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.
Burton Charles Plant was born June 5, 1917, in Miles City, MT, the son of Charles and Pearl (Smith) Plant. He moved to Roberts County at the age of three years. He attended school at the North Bryant school through the eighth grade. He then farmed with his father on the family homestead. As a teenager, Burton joined the CC Camp and worked in the Black Hills. He returned to farm with his dad.     On September 30, 1943, Burton married Marguerite Randall at the St. Anthony's parsonage in Browns Valley. Two children were born to them, Keith and Kathleen. Burton continued to farm, taking over from his dad in 1943. Burton was also a commercial fisherman for twenty years, fishing lakes in South Dakota and North Dakota. In November of 1974, Burton joined the Minn-Dak Beet Plant where he was the lime kiln operator for thirteen years. Burton retired in 1987 at the age of 70.
After retirement, Burton enjoyed being at the lake home, gardening, fishing tournaments with his grandsons, hunting and spending time with his grandchildren, family and friends. He was a proud member of the Walleye Masters. Burton especially enjoyed fishing with friends Bill Kaufman and Dean Mann and ice fishing with his buddy Jack Wilson.
In December of 2001, he suffered a stroke and entered the Browns Valley Health Center where he has resided since.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Marguerite of Browns Valley; one son, Keith (Pat) Plant of rural Rosholt; one daughter, Kathleen Gibson of Beardsley, MN; nine grandchildren, Danny (Debbie) Plant of Hollywood, FL, David (Jessica) Plant of Marengo, IL, Donald Plant of Hainesville, IL, Joy (Jeff) Mattson of Fergus Falls, MN, John (Hillary) Schwagel of Corona, SD, Dale (Robin) Schwagel of Dumont, MN, Jackie (David) Nelson of Browns Valley, Lee (Theresa) Schwagel of Corona, and Susan Schwagel of Beardsley; 24 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Ardeth Simon of Sisseton, SD, Lucille Clark of Shreveport, LA, and Joyce Randall of Browns Valley; numerous nieces and nephews; and "adopted" granddaughters, Sonja Klemm and Kelsie Roscoe.     Burton was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Cecil Plant; and a great-grandson, Devon Schwagel.