Alex James Verburg

Alex James Verburg, 24, of Mantorville passed away unexpectedly in the Black Hills of SD on Friday, September 2, 2022, as he was starting to pursue a master’s degree in engineering management at SDSM&T and then pursue working in the mining industry.  He was homeschooled and graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Chemical Engineering in December 2019.  He enjoyed being on the Rochester Med City swim team and loved spending time with the family dogs.  Alex was kind, smart, and a hard worker.  He rarely asked for anything for himself but was willing to help whenever asked.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Clarence “Bud” Warner and his sibling that died in the womb.  He is survived by his mother and father, Nancy and Dave Verburg; sisters and brother, Ash, Mitch, and Morgan; grandmother and grandfather, Arvin and Karen; grandmother, Bertha Warner and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

A celebration of his life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Autumn Ridge Church, 3611 Salem Rd SW, Rochester, MN. The service will also be accessible on-line at 10:00 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTaaLi5NYeA&ab_channel=AutumnRidgeChurch .  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.  Interment will be held at 1:00 p.m. following his service in Wildwood cemetery in Wasioja, MN.

Instead of sending flowers, we ask that you consider donating to a fund in Alex’s memory to pay for Bolivian children to come to the US for life-saving heart surgery through Samaritan’s Purse Children’s Heart Project.  Alex really enjoyed when we had Bolivian boys stay at our house and helped minister to them.  They called him Alex Grande because there was a young boy named Alex also.  To make a donation, please make a check out to Samaritan's Purse and bring it to the celebration of his life on September 24 or mail it to Dave and Nancy.

To share a special memory or condolence please visit www.czaplewskifuneralhomes.com, Czaplewski Family Funeral Homes, 801 7th St SE Kasson, MN 55944 (507)634-6510. Blessed be his memory.