Daniel Edward Burgner, Sr., 76, died Monday, August 15, 2022, peacefully at home. He was born November 5, 1945 to the late Herman and Goldene Burgner. After graduating from Greeneville High School, he went to Clemson University where he was a member of the freshman football team. He graduated Clemson University with a BS in Agricultural Engineering, joining the Air Force shortly thereafter.
After his service, he moved to Cleveland, TN, where he met and married Charlotte Anne Garren. They returned to Greeneville to continue running the family dairy farm, also raising tobacco and eventually grapes. Dan and Charlotte were happily married for 51 years.
They were blessed with one son, Daniel (Cynthia) and three daughters, Vanessa (Robert Newell, Jr.), Heather (John) Petterson and Beth Burgner. In addition to his wife and children he is survived by grandchildren, Abigail and Allison Petterson and step-grandchildren Andrea (Christopher Gonzalez) Rios-Rowlin, and Nicholas Rios-Suarez.
Visitation will be held from 11-1pm Friday, August 19, 2022 at Kiser Rose Hill Funeral Home with funeral service to follow in the chapel. Interment will be held after at River Hill Cemetery.
The family would like to extent a special thanks to Amedysis Hospice.
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