Dennis L. Cairns, age 70 of Bonduel, died at home on Monday, September 15, 2014, having lived a life long journey with Type I diabetes since childhood. Born on July 15, 1944 in River Falls, he is the son of the late Lloyd and Florence (Cornwell) Cairns. On August 28, 1965, Dennis was united in marriage to Karen J. Hart in Menomonie. Dennis stayed active as a member of the Masons, a Perpetual Member of Black River Falls Lodge No. 74, serving as Past Master in Evergreen Lodge No. 93, Stevens Point, and a current member of Masonwoods Lodge No. 368, Cecil. He was an active member of the Bonduel Snowmobile Club and Our Savior Lutheran Church in the Town of Lessor. Dennis was the Village President of Nelsonville and a volunteer for the Nelsonville Fire Department. He enjoyed snowmobiling, fishing, hunting, visiting his uncle's cabin, and watching NASCAR, the Green Bay Packers and the Milwaukee Brewers. Dennis is survived by: his loving wife of 49 years, Karen; his sons, Brian (Kris) Cairns of Krakow and their children Dalton and Drew, Brett (Aya) Cairns of Waterford and their children, Angela and Ashton; 3 sisters, Barb (Art "Bucky") Wells, Pam Beckett of Portage and Vicky Nelson of Dane. He is further survived by numerous other relatives and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents. Thank you to Evergreen Care Center, Heartland Hospice staff, and Bonduel EMS for their generous and compassionate care of Dennis and their support to Karen. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am on September 19th, 2014 at Our Savior Lutheran Church with the Rev. Roland Lindeman officiating. A visitation gathering will be held before the service at 9:30am. Swedberg Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.