Doug passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minn. The family asks that people be mindful of social distancing guidelines, wearing of masks and best practices in helping to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The number of people in attendance will be monitored. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

Douglas Henry Fink was born May 25, 1946, in Fairmont, Minn., the son of Henry and Helen (Haskins) Fink. Doug attended school in Fairmont and graduated from Fairmont High School with the class of 1964. He would then further his education by attending commercial college in Mankato where he earned his degree. On March 9, 1978, Doug was united in marriage to Sandra Bowman in Armstrong, Iowa, and welcomed her five children into his life as his own. The family made their home in Ceylon and Doug and Sandra would later add to the family with a child of their own. Doug worked at Rim & Wheel and later GKN in Armstrong, until his retirement in 2010. Not being one to sit around and enjoying the opportunity to visit with others, Doug jumped at the opportunity to work as a greeter at Wal-Mart until his official retirement in 2015. Doug was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Ceylon, Minn. He was an avid sports fan and especially enjoyed spending Sunday afternoon in his favorite chair watching Nascar and college sports. Always one willing to try his luck, Doug could be found on warm summer days looking for the next great fishing hole and the next great fish story that came with the day’s catch. Family was extremely important and he treasured spending time with family and friends. Doug was an ardent reader and was an accomplished puzzle solver. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Sandra Fink of Ceylon, Minn.; children, Steven (Tracy) Petersen of Fowler, Colo., Terry (Kristi) Petersen of Ceylon, Mike (Stacy) Petersen of Findlay, Ohio, Corey Petersen of Northrop, Minn., Amy Schultze of Fairmont, Minn., and Danielle (Justin) Mogler of Estherville, Iowa; 32 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; brother, Tim (Dawn) Haskins of Kiester, Minn.; as well as many other extended family and friends. Doug was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Helen Fink; an infant brother, Henry Charles Fink; as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins. www.lakeviewfuneralhome.net

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