Obit: Rued, Stephen I. (1927 - 2012)
Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Rued, Beach, Koop, Whitney, Johnson, Hoffman
----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, WI) 04/17/2012
Rued, Stephen I. (24 JAN 1927 - 13 APR 2012)
Stephen Irving Rued, age 85,
of Curtiss, passed away Friday, April 13, 2012, at Memorial Nursing
and Rehab Center in Medford from complications of Parkinsons
disease. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April
18, 2012 at the Withee Methodist Church in Withee. Officiating will
be Pastor Sally Rendell. A visitation will be held on Tuesday April
17 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in
Owen and on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until time of services at the
church. Burial will be in Saint Paul's Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
in the Town of Hoard. Pallbearers will be George Waller, Les Himes,
James Zajicek, Paul Nolt, Ivan Hurst and John David Zimmerman
Sr.
Stephen was born January 24, 1927 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin the
eldest of 6 children to Paul and Marion (Beach) Rued. His early
years were spent in the Interwald area, and he received his
education at Rib Lake area schools and was a 1945 graduate of Rib
Lake High School. He entered the US Army, serving his country
overseas in the Phillipine Islands after High School as a small
arms mechanic and a guard. Following his honorable discharge, he
lived for a while with his family, who had moved to Big Lake,
Minnesota. When the chance to farm the place that his grandfather
Rued made in the town of Hoard, after he came from his homeland of
Norway. Steve accepted it and made it his lifetime occupation.
Stephen married the former Lois Audrey Hoffman on December 6, 1957
in the Western Home Chapel in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where Lois was the
second cook. Together they had one son, Alan David. Stephen worked
and lived on the farm until August 2011 when he entered the nursing
home due to ill health.
Other than farming, Steve's main interest in life was serving his
Lord through service in his church. He became a lay speaker, and he
served on many boards and committies, the last one being the
District Council on Ministries. As long as his health permitted, he
enjoyed deer hunting, reading inspirational material and visiting
with family and friends whenever possible.
Stephen is survived by his wife Lois of Curtiss, his son, Alan Rued
of Curtiss, sisters and brothers; Pauline Koop of Skokie, IL, Keith
(Theresa) Rued of Rochester, NY, David (Ardella) Rued of Aitkin,
MN, Cynthia (Paul) Whitney of Cambridge, MN, and Randine (Richard)
Johnson of Holland, MI and numerous nieces and nephews.
Stephen is preceded in death by his parents, brother-in-law; Julius
Koop, nephew; Jonathan Whitney and niece; Mary Anne
Hoffman.
The Maurina Schilling Funeral Home in Owen is assisting the family
with funeral arrangements. Friends may send online condolences
towww.maurinaschillingfuneralhome.com
The family would like to thank the staff of Aspirus Comfort Care
and Hospice and Memorial Nursing Home for the care Stephen received
during the final days of his
life.
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