Rudolph E. Oien

Rudolph (Rudy) Oien, 81, of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, passed away at Sanford Fargo Hospice House. Born on August 23, 1944, in Riverside, California, to Rudolph and Lena Oien, he moved with his family to Minnesota shortly after birth. He attended elementary school in Audubon and Frazee before graduating from Detroit Lakes High School in 1964. Rudy served in the National Guard from 1965 to 1971. He worked in the lumber business for several years before spending the remainder of his career with blacktop construction companies, most recently Driveway Services.

He married Kathleen Erickson on November 29, 1969. The couple made their home north of Detroit Lakes, where they raised their two children. Rudy cherished time spent with his grandchildren, taking them to school events, riding with them in his Ranger, watching Westerns on television, and enjoying drives in the countryside.

Rudy is survived by his wife, Kathleen; daughter Jennifer (Korry Morris) Orth; son Randy (Kimberly) Oien; grandchildren Cheyenne (Tyler) Olson and Reed Orth; sisters Kathy Cole and Sue Shooltz; sister-in-law Jolene (Jerry) Anderson; brother-in-law Walter Erickson; sister-in-law Janice Erickson; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant brother and sister; brother Kenny; brother-in-law Clayton Cole; father-in-law and mother-in-law Wallace and Alice Erickson; brother-in-law Allan Erickson; and sister-in-law Donna Erickson.