Donald Heurung

1936 - 2025

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, at St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Avon for Donald Heurung, 89, of Avon, who died Nov. 21 at Mother of Mercy Care Center in Albany. The Rev. Edward Vebelun, O.S.B., will officiate and burial will be at St. John's Abbey Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be 9-10:45 a.m. Nov. 26 at the church in Avon.
Don was born March 3, 1936, in Avon, to Ambrose and Veronica (Luckeroth) Heurung. He served his country in the United States Army. He married Margaret "Marge" Canfield June 23, 1962, at St. Mary's Cathedral in St. Cloud. He worked as a teacher and later as an administrator at St. Cloud and Albany Schools districts. He spent the rest of his career at Lumber One with his good friend, Terry Schmid.
He was a lifetime member of St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Avon, a charter member of the Avon Lion's Club where he received the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award.
He loved baseball and played for the St. Joseph Saints and Avon Laker's for many years. He found great joy in both watching and playing sports - baseball, golf and football among his favorites. He also loved fishing on Middle Spunk Lake with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Family was central to his life, and he held a deep affection for his hometown of Avon.
He is survived by his loving wife, Marge, of Avon; his children, Lynn (Bryan) Schiffler of Avon, Mark (Sue) Heurung of Orono and John (Leah) Heurung of Becker; grandchildren Nick (Darcy), Amy (Adam), Alli (Mitchell), Emily (Keil), Heidi, Tanner (Allison) and Blaine; great-grandchildren Hayden, Wesley, Nora, Rykar, Emma, Valerie and baby girl Silvers soon to arrive. He is also survived by his siblings, Erma Kuehn of St. Paul, Harvey (Sally) Heurung of New Brighton, Virginia Fritz of Maple Grove, Joan (Steve) Kurilla of Sartell and Robert (Jane) Heurung of Avon.
He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers Red and Francis and sister Evelyn Olson.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Avon.