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Bernard Lee Belcourt
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Bernard “Buddy” Lee Belcourt, 59, of Bemidji, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, at
his home.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at the Rice Lake
Area Fellowship Church with the Rev. Tim Brown officiating. A visitation will
continue until the time of the service at the Rice Lake Community Center.
Burial will be in the Pine Bend Cemetery, rural Lengby.
The pallbearers will be Gary Belcourt, Richard Belcourt, Ken Belcourt,
Winston Stevens, Eugene Stevens and Burton Stevens Jr.
The honorary pallbearers will be Dustin Belcourt, Ken Belcourt Jr., Sandra
Thompson, Christine Belcourt and his grandchildren, Makoons, Nishimee,
Pryce, Precious and Brody.
He was born Nov. 26, 1950, to Charlie and Hazel (Goodwin) Belcourt, in Cass
Lake. He lived in the Cass Lake area until 1958, at which time he moved with
his family to Livermore, Calif. He attended Joint Union High School in
Livermore. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He returned home to
California, after he was honorably discharged from the service. From 1971-
1975, he worked as a firefighter in San Luis Obispo, Calif. He then moved
back to Bemidji. In 1979, he began a career with the Minnesota Department
of Transportation working as a Road Maintenance Senior. On Nov. 15, 1980,
he was united in marriage to Donna Stevens. Together they had three
children. They lived in many communities including Crookston, East Grand
Forks, Minn. and Bagley, due to his position with Mn/DOT. He retired in 1993,
and moved back to Bemidji in 2007, to make his home. In his younger years,
he enjoyed hunting and fishing and picking blueberries. He loved watching the
Minnesota Twins ballgame and game shows on television. He also like to play
cards and spend time with his grandchildren.
He is survived by a son, Dustin Belcourt of Bagley; a daughter, Brooke
Belcourt of Bemidji; brothers, Gary Belcourt of Bemidji, Richard Belcourt and
Ken Belcourt, both of Fosston and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Tamara; and two
grandchildren.



