John Determan passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at the St. Cloud Hospital at the age of 70. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place for John on Friday, November 15, 2024, at 11:00 AM at St. Mary’s of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie, Minnesota with a burial immediately following at the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.
John Henry Determan was born December 18, 1953, to Rudolph and Margaret (Richards). He attended Long Prairie School District, graduating in 1972. After graduation John attended the University of Minnesota Morris for two years. John then returned to Long Prairie and was employed by the city from July 1974 to December 1985. John married Sharon Christine Wiechmann on February 14, 1974, and together they raised three beautiful children, Christina Marie, Margaret Naomie, and John Joseph. Later in life, John would return to school at Wadena Area Technical Vocational Institute to study telephone services and would be employed in that industry from 1986 to 2002. When not working his day job, John was a self-employed logger until 2002. John also did seasonal work for St. John’s Abby and worked for Nextstep Adolescent Halfway House in Staples, Minnesota until 2019. John was never afraid to try new things, he worked hard and enjoyed his time riding Harley’s, hunting, fishing and watching movies. John met Sherry George in September of 2015, and they became engaged the following year. Together they remodeled their house in town to sell and built their shouse on John’s 100 acres. They planted 19 fruit trees, dozens of grapes vines and put up the split rail fence on the property. John’s health started to decrease in 2021, Sherry was his constant companion, forever love, and care giver.
John is preceded in death by his parents, Rudolph and Margaret Determan; wife Sharon; grandson Xaivier Kuen; brother and sister-in-law, Rudolph and Carla Determan JR.
Left to carry on his memory is his fiancé, Sherry George; children Christina, Maggie and John; granddaughter Annabelle; Sherry’s children, Jenny George, Katie Jo George; Sherry’s granddaughter, Kailah. Many nieces & nephews; and family friends Christopher (Ingnon) Petrie, and their daughter Alita, Jim Richards; favorite four-legged friends, Charlie and Teddy.
Arrangements for John are with the Iten Funeral Home of Browerville.
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