Glen Rude
Born: October 04, 1936
Died: May 27, 2016
GLEN RUDE
Glen Rude, age 79 of Bottineau, died Friday, May 27, 2016 in a Bottineau nursing home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 6, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. in the Metigoshe Lutheran Church of rural Bottineau. Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery also of rural Bottineau. Visitation will be held on Sunday beginning at noon until 5:00 P.M. in the Nero funeral Home of Bottineau.
Glen Ar1en Rude was born October 4, 1936, at Bottineau, ND. to Albert and Gladys (Bjornseth) Rude of Homen Twp. Glen graduated from Bottineau High School in 1956, from the North Dakota School of forestry ( summa cum laude) in 1959 and from Valley City State College (with honors) in 1964. Glen was Asst. Bus. Mgr.-Registrar at the School of Forestry from 1959 – 1963. He taught Bus. Ed. at Woodworth HS from 1964-1966. From 1966-1996 he was the Bus. Ed. and Social Study teacher for the next 30 years at Newburg HS. Throughout the years he maintained an interest in the farm where he continued to raise beef cattle. Glen grew up beside the Salem Lutheran Church where he was baptized, confirmed and taught Sunday School. He was a member until it’s merger with Metigoshe Lutheran Church. He was the charter Sec.-Treasurer of the Metigoshe Lutheran Cemetery Association and a long time sexton of Salem Cemetery. He was a member of Nordlyset Lodge #488, and the local Sons of Norway where he held various offices. He also served on the boards of the Scandinavian Fire Insurance and later Hartland Mutual Insurance when the two merged.
Glen had many hobbies: He grew flowers since he was six years old, exhibited floral entries at many flower shows, and in more recent years has judged flower shows. He also collected many beautiful glassware and pottery items, as well as many antigues. He had a large collection of rooster figurines. He enjoyed embroidering, quilting, photography, oil painting and Rosemaling. He enjoyed trapping muskrats and mink, bird watching, and researching and writing local history. He firmly believed in attending church every Sunday.
He is survived by one sister, Arliss (Leonard) Hagen of Yuma, AZ, one brother, Laverne (Carrole) Rude of Vancouver, WA; four nieces, Laurie (Dan) Hagen-Hord of North Bend, WA; Sandra Hagen of Tukwilla. WA; Melissa (Mike ) Dixon of Greenacres, WA; Erin ( Scott ) Bauer of Portland, OR; and one nephew, Brant (Becky) Rude of Portland, OR. and 11 grandnieces and grandnephews.
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Basic Training Graduation Picture
Folks , with Monday being Memorial day, I posted this picture on my FB page.
The following is Kenny Nerpel’s (’65) Face Book reply to this photo followed with my comments to Kenny and my Face Book posting.
Kenneth Nerpel: I remember all the faces, but have trouble with names. Always have. There were two guys from Rugby; A Blessum and a guy named Drege. I remember the leader’s name was Bluet and there was a Larry Ford from Grand Forks. I think we were named the outstanding platoon, largely due to the efforts of the two Dunseith kids(just kidding) I attended the memorial day parade here in Chaska; first one in a long time. It gets you thinking of days gone by. Thanks for posting Gary.
Gary’s comment to Kenny’s posting.
Kenny, You and I were center in the 4th squad, in the back. You were to my right so I followed you with most all of our marches. We had some long ones too. I remember coming back from Night firing one night, when at about midnight and hour after we had been in bed, they got us all up for a formation outside. They told us one of the M-16 rifles was missing. Of course we knew that wasn’t true. It was just part of what we had to go through with our training. I told myself many times during Basic “I didn’t volunteer for all this”. That training made us fit and mentally able to face the enemy in Vietnam.
Yes Kenny, we were named the most outstanding Platoon. That is not what they were telling us during training though. What they said and what they believed were two different things. I remember many speeches and lectures of them telling us we were the worst Platoon they had ever seen. Of course that is what they told all the troops. We got our recognition in the end. We got drafted in June. The majority of those in our Platoon had just graduated from UND and got drafted. No more student deferments.
US Army – Basic Training Graduation – August 1968
I am in the top row, 2nd in from the right.
Kenneth Nerpel (Dunseith, ND) is in the 3rd row down, 3rd in from the right.
Larry Lawrence (Bottineau, ND) is in the 4th row down, 1st on the right.
We were the 4th platoon of company “C”, of the 5th Battalion, of the 2nd Brigade (C 5 2)
We are all Draftees with the majority being from North Dakota. We all got a letter from President Nixon with the message “Congratulations you have been selected to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States of America”.
Following Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), the majority of us went to Vietnam.
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Blog (463) posted on May 19, 2009
Posted on May 19, 2009
Message to Gary Stokes from Ken Stiker in Dayton OH:
Gary Stokes-
A Striker cousin forwarded the information from the Minor Daily News regarding the passing of Sylvia Bergan today. Sylvia is a Striker cousin.
I appreciate this information. I have compiled a Striker Genealogy/History and would be delighted to hear from Striker cousins. Sylvia Bergan sent me W.E. Striker History, which she wrote on the occasion of the Deunseith Centennial of 1983.
As a matter of information, We are having a Striker Reunion at Berne IN on June 13th, 2009. This is the 175th year of the immigration of Christian and Anna M Striker to America. All cousins are welcome. For information on the Striker Reunion or a Striker CD, you can email
Ken Striker in Dayton OH
Gary’s reply to Ken Stiker:
Thank you so much for this message. Where do you fit into the Striker family? I have about 650 Dunseith Alumni folks on my distribution list. I don’t believe I have you listed. I send a message out each day to the alumni folks and the Stiker’s have been a lot of the topic conversation the past several days. I have attached the message I sent out yesterday. I have also pasted the Striker write up from the 1982 Dunseith Centennial book. Did Sylvia write this? Oscar and Sylvia were very dear friends to my family in my growing up days. Please read the attached.
I am from the Ackworth community up in the Turtle Mountains, so I am familiar with most of the hills folks.
It is such a pleasure hearing from you. Please let me know a little more about you so I can get a grasp of where you fit into the Striker family.
Ken Stiker’s reply to Gary:
Gary
Thanks for your response. I have worked on Christian & Anna M Striker genealogy/history for some thirty years. I have lived in Ohio my whole life. The family came to Ohio in 1834 from Emmendingen Germany. Two sons Andrew and Mathias moved on to Adams Co/Berne IN in the 1860’s, then several children of Mathias Striker homesteaded around 1900 in places like Mason Co Michigan, Bucyrus ND, and Dunseith ND area. Wm Elmer Striker settled in Dunseith area. Below is a little bio on W.E. Striker:
We are having a reunion on June 13th 2009 in Berne IN. Perhaps you know Deane Striker of Dunseith. He and his sisters Donna Robinson (of Swift Current Sask) and Donna Kebela (of Wahpeton ND) are making the trip to Berne. I look forward to meeting them. I would like to establish contact with others in the family.
Ken Striker 4769 Arcadia Blvd Dayton OH 45432
Marion Stickland’s Obituary posted by Bonnie Awalt Houle (56): Becker, MN
Dear Gary,
I thought friends of Marion Sticklands would like to read her obit. It is a wonderful tribute to Marion.
Bonnie Awalt Houle 56
Messages/Pictures from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND
Gary and Friends,
Mona has the names right. It’s Ralph Thiel and Raymond Haagenson. I
found Mom’s annuals for ’45 and ’46. The team picture sent in by Jeff
Skjelver is of the ’45 team. The one I’m attaching now is of the ’46
team. Many of the same guys with just a few new faces. Thanks Gary!
Dick
Gary and Friends,
The elusive pictures are found. Gary Metcalfe mentioned Bob Lamb’s barn
being moved to Hans Johnson’s farm. I looked through hundreds of
pictures tonight and finally found the ones of the moving of the barn.
The dates on back of the pictures are January 19-20, 1965. The hills
were too icy for the mover’s truck so Dad hooked on to the front with
our old Caterpillar and pulled the whole works down the road. If you
look closely at the picture with the Cat, you will see how small that
big army truck looks in comparison to the barn. I remodeled the barn
about twenty years ago to a much larger and more useful type building,
but the heart of the new building is still Lamb’s barn. Thanks Gary!
Dick
