HOUSTON, Minn. — Wayne Ralph Purtzer, 88, of Houston, who taught 29 years at Winona State University, died at Claddagh Senior Living and Memory Care in Caledonia. Most of his Winona State carer was in industrial education. Later he taught wilderness first aid, wilderness outfitting, and trap, and skeet shooting. He held degrees from Colorado State College and a doctorate in industrial arts from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. One of his passions was training Labrador dogs.
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