Loren E. Burdorf

Loren Burdorf, age 81, of Villard, MN died Sunday, May 10, 2026, at his home, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 15th at 11:00 A.M. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Villard. Visitation will be at the church, one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in St John’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Villard. Arrangements are with Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home of Glenwood.

Loren Ernest Burdorf was born on May 29, 1944, in Watertown, MN. Loren was the third of six children born to Ernest and Alpha (Zastrow) Burdorf. He grew up on the family farm near Mayer and attended schools in Waconia and Watertown, graduating from Watertown High School in 1963.

On November 5, 1966, Loren married Carol Arildson, and together they were blessed with five children, Amy, Jennifer, Patricia, David and Michael. The couple later divorced.

On May 5, 1984, Loren was united in marriage to Margaret (Bliss) Jellison. They made their home on Loren’s farm near Villard and shared 11 years of marriage before Margaret died on January 17, 1996.

On June 14, 1997, Loren married Elizabeth (Koch) Hanson, and they also made their home on the farm near Villard. Loren valued family deeply and took great pride in the life he built with those he loved.

Loren worked in various machine shops as a machinist, where his skill, patience, and practical knowledge were evident to all who knew him. He was intelligent, handy, and loving, and he had a remarkable ability to make or fix anything he needed. He enjoyed working in the shop to build things, as well as farming, gardening, traveling, fishing, hunting, camping and Western movies and television programs. He found joy in staying busy and in using his hands to create and repair with care and precision.

He will be remembered for his willingness to help everyone and for the steady, dependable way he lived his life. Loren was the kind of man others could count on, and his presence brought comfort, strength, and quiet reassurance to his family and friends. His life was marked by hard work, devotion, and a generous spirit that touched many people over the years.

Loren is survived by his wife of nearly 29 years, Elizabeth “Betty” Burdorf; two sons, David Burdorf and Michael (Casey) Burdorf; three daughters, Amy Kiehn, Patricia Burdorf, and Jennifer (Dale Tong) Burdorf; three step-children, Karen (Bob) Hengel, Kim (Lance) Denny, and Lisa (Mike) Erickson; 17 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; his sister, Darlene Hafften; his brother, John Burdorf; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Alpha; his second wife, Margaret; his first wife, Carol Burdorf Sieben; two brothers, Kenneth and James Burdorf; one sister, AlmaAnn “Annie” Lease; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Foss, a great-grandson, Mason Neu; a step-son, Scott Hanson; two sons-in-law, Mark Schlapkohl and John Kiehn; a brother-in-law, Arlen Hafften; and a sister-in-law, Sandy Burdorf.

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