Nicholas Burns was born October 27, 1988 in Thief River Falls, the son of Rodney and Diane (Sletten) Burns. He was baptized at Ebenezer Lutheran Church and attended school in Thief River Falls.

Nicholas enjoyed milking cows for Bruce, hauling grain, plowing, cultivating, combining, being a carpenter with Tony, 4 wheeling, anything outdoors, going to Winger to purchase cattle, but most of all he loved to fish and hunt with his brothers and uncles, spending time with family and taking care of his animals. He was always willing to help the neighbors or anyone at a drop of a hat.

Nicholas was a member of FFA and was his dads shadow.

Survived by parents Rodney and Diane Burns of Thief River Falls; brothers and sisters Nicole (Tony) Kiesow of Goodridge; Jeremy (Laurie) Burns of St. Hilaire, Jared Burns of Thief River Falls and Allison Burns of Thief River Falls. Also surviving are grandmother Marilyn Sletten of Plummer, MN; nieces Alexis, Kayla and Morgan; uncles Dean (Darlene Vaselka) Sletten of Middle River, Jerry Sletten of Fargo, ND; aunts Linda (Leonard) Johnson of Boisie, ID; Mary Beth (Roy) Westlake of Plummer, MN and Michael, Lenny, Wade and Amber.

He was preceded by his grandparents Clarence Sletten and Gerald and Fern Burns; sister Natalie and cousin Mitchel Johnson.