Randolph "Randy" Douvier

Randolph J. “Randy” Douvier, age 71 of Brooten, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2026 at CentraCare Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota after a long battle with cancer.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 16 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

A visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at the church.

Randolph John Douvier was born December 9, 1954 in Melrose, Minnesota to Gilbert and Beatrice (Greener) Douvier. He worked at Crow River Industries as a machinist for many years. After he retired, he continued to work part time at Precision Parts. Randy was a jack of all trades; he could fix anything. He was always thinking of ways to build or remodel things and wouldn’t stop thinking about it until the project was done.

Survivors include his significant other for 33 years, Terry Bollin; children, Bobbi Jo, Jennifer, Tina, and Miranda Douvier; step-children, Vicki (Thor) Amundson, Tracy Harvey, David Pillatzki, and Amber (Jorge) Benavides; 22 grandchildren and many great grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Perry (Mary Ann) Douvier, Kathy (Donny) Dobmeier, Sandy (Sam) Klaphake, Gail (Randy) Eich, Debbie (John) Fischbach, and Jeff Douvier.

Randy was preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert and Beatrice Douvier; and infant brother, Mark Douvier.