Obit: Rode, Russell Nils (1927 - 2022)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Rode, Nils, Halling, Langiewicz, Manthey, Armstrong, Steinbeck

----Source: Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home (Owen, Clark Co., WI) 3/29/2022

Rode, Russell Nils (18 March 1927 – 26 March 2022)

Russell Nils Rode died peacefully on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at the Clark County Rehab and Living Center.

He is survived by his sister, Joann Manthey of Minneapolis, three sons, Alex (Brenda Armstrong), Richard (Carol) Rode and Greg (Dyanna) Rode, 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Clarice and his daughter, Margaret Steinbeck.

Russell was born in Bemidji, MN on March 18, 1927, the son of Nils Rode and Margaret Halling. After graduation he joined the US Navy during WWII. He separated from the Navy shortly after the war ended and he settled in Minneapolis, while he was there, he went to school to be a welder and also worked at the Wonder Bakery where he met his future wife, Clarice Langiewicz. They were married in Clarice’s home town Stanley, on April 15, 1950. He rejoined the Navy again. For the next 20 years he was stationed in Hawaii, Wisconsin, Indiana, California and Rhode Island, after two tours in Korea and three tours in Vietnam he retired in 1969. After many years he finally settled in Withee.

Russell enjoyed wood working, fishing and feeding the birds. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, he helped out at the Old School in Owen, and was a member of the County Zoning Boards.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Owen at 7:00 P.M. Visitation for family and friends will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Military rites will be conducted by the Owen American Legion Post# 123 and the Owen-Withee Vets Club following the memorial service.

Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com. 

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