Duane Edward Crawford, 75, died Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in Jamestown, ND.  Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Bowman Lutheran Church. Pastor Mary Wiggins will officiate with burial to follow in the Bowman Cemetery. Duane was the fourth child of Elmer Joseph and Mildred Lucille Kunsman Crawford.  He was born on November 24, 1941 in Bowman, ND.  He completed high school at Bowman High where he participated in track and football, then went on to attend Carroll College in Helena, Montana for two years where he was a member of the boxing team.  He completed his bachelor's degree at NDSU in Fargo in 1963, then taught in Church's Ferry, ND for one year.
He married Janet Walsh in June, 1964.  They moved to Champaign, IL  where Duane earned a Master's Degree in Library Science.  The couple had two children, Anthony Joseph and Deborah Jean.  He worked at the North Dakota State Library in Bismarck, the Valley City State College Library, the University of North Dakota Library, and after receiving his Certificate of Advanced Studies in Librarianship in 1977, at the Turtle Mountain Community School in Belcourt, ND.
After retirement, Duane continued to reside in Rolette for many years where he kept busy with volunteering, socializing, maintaining a free library, devotedly following the high school sports teams, and indulging his passion for classical music.
After illness restricted his activities, he relocated to Edgewood Vista in Fargo, ND where he enjoyed himself immensely.
Duane was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Gary, Keith and David, and two sisters, Barbara Beckler and Rita Pederson.  Duane is survived by his children: Tony Crawford (Pamela Plum) of New Hope, PA and Deb Crawford (Warren Hickey) of Chamberlain, SD and three grand-children,  Alexander Crawford of Rapid City SD, and Wyatt and Brittni Hickey of Chamberlain.  He also leaves to mourn him three sisters:  Bev (Lyle) Becker of Bement, IL; Carol (Blaine) McCance of Gregory, SD and Marlys (Wayne) Honeyman of Woodbury, MN and numerous nephews and nieces whose lives he loved to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Krebsbach and Kulseth Funeral Services of Bowman in charge of the arrangements.