Burau Richard.p65 - Everson Funeral Home

Richard was born September 14, 1935 to Clarence and Mathilda
(Anderson) Burau in Flaxton, where he was raised and educated.
Some years later he earned his GED and also completed the Heating
and Air Conditioning program at Bismarck Junior College.
As a young man he worked at various farms in the area and later
moved to Kansas where he worked in a flour mill. But, for most of
his working years he was involved in the oil field, starting in the mid
1950’s as a roughneck up until he retired from Koch Industries years
later as truck driver. Too, for a few years he helped rebuild the
Minuteman missile sites around North Dakota.
On February 9, 1956 Richard was united in marriage to Lois
Peterson in Bowbells. The couple lived in Tioga a short time before
establishing their home in Columbus, ND where they have since
lived all these many years.
Richard simply loved being outdoors from daylight to dark. He
loved elk, deer, and bird hunting and fishing year round, especially
with his two boys, Jim and John. He also trapped for many years. He
was a wonderful gardener, known for his tomatoes and cucumbers.
Also, he was a big believer in exercise and liked to go for long walks
or ride bicycle.
Richard was a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the
NRA, the Minnesota Laborers’ Union, and Faith Lutheran Church in
Columbus, ND.
Surviving Richard are his wife, Lois, of Columbus; his five children,
daughter, Debra (Gaylen) Oas of Williston and their children, Tara,
Jared and Joshua; daughter, Kathy Brodal of Scottsdale, AZ and her
children, Stephanie, Jeremiah and Cody; daughter, Darla (Marvin)
Westerness of Columbus, ND and their children, Melinda and
Corey; son, Jim (Karen) Burau of rural Williston and their children,
Lindsey, Jennifer and Darin, and son, John (Pam) Burau of Entiat,
WA and their children, Justin and Jordan; and thirteen greatgrandchildren,
McKenzie, Sierra, Victoria, Hunter, Jaxon, Madison,
Kylie, Khloe, Jacob, Cale, Haylee, Bentley and Halle. A brother,
Lelan Burau also survives Richard, as do numerous cousins.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents.
In Loving Memory of
RICHARD C. BURAU
September 14, 1935 ~ August 2, 2011