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Warroad - Donald “Snow Plow” Burress was born March 10th, 1937, to James and Verna Burress in Warroad. The youngest of three sons, he grew up doing chores on the family farm, assisting his grandfather performing veterinary services, and playing hockey at the Salol arena. He met the love of his life, Elsie Holcomb, while working at the Warroad Bakery while she was working at the bank. They married in March of 1955, and shortly after moved to Ohio to work road construction with his father and brother Allen. After a few years they moved back to Warroad and went to work for Don Stoskopf ope...