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Michael Duncan Obituary
June 12, 1952 - August 23, 2024
Michael William Duncan, 72, of Roanoke, VA passed away Friday, August 23, 2024 after a long illness.
He is lovingly remembered by his wife, Janet; his brother, Jeffery Franklin and family Michelle, Davis and Kendall; his brother, Steve Duncan and family Roselyn, Joshua, Jacob and Justin; and by his brother-in-law, Jim Henke and wife, Carol. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, George Duncan and mother and stepfather, Helen and Paul Franklin.
He was born in Indianapolis, IN and attended Central Michigan University, VA Tech and Hollins University. Mike met his wife Janet, of 49 years, at CMU. They moved to Roanoke where they made their home and found many life-long friends. He worked in retail and many years in banking at Wells Fargo.
Mike and Janet enjoyed many years traveling in their R.V. to Florida and Michigan where he enjoyed his free time on the golf course or with his camera tracking down birds or lighthouses. Mike was a diehard VA Tech and Washington football fan and he never lost hope for his teams.
Online condolences may be sent to www.simpsonfuneral.com.
Arrangements are being made by Simpson Funeral Home and a memorial gathering will be held at a later date.
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Sherri Gusler
August 29, 2024
I remember the first time I talked to Mike. He called me to see if we could come and give him and his wife an estimate for cleaning a few years back. He told me his wife was busy taking care of his mother and she needed help with their home. We grew to love these two sweet people. They became our friends quickly. We loved our talks. Kasie and I would go over to clean and we would sit and talk with them for a hour or more to catch up on things lol before we would start to clean. He got the biggest laugh when we told him we quit cleaning for this lady. He said that's bad when the house keepers fires the lady of the house. We enjoyed it so much. We always had him out number 3 females to 1 male but he didn't seem to mind. He seemed to enjoy our talks. He was one of the nicest people I have ever meant. Mike we love u and we will miss u my friend.
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