Rudolph
Dobias, 82
Pequot
Lakes - Rudolph "Rudy" Dobias, 82, died
Saturday, April 27, 2002.
Services
were held Sunday, May 5, at 1:30 p.m. at First
Lutheran Church in Pine River with Rev. John Twiton
officiating. Military honors were accorded by
American Legion Post 49 of Pequot Lakes, and
interment was in Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
at Camp Ripley. Brenny Funeral Chapel of
Baxter/Brainerd was in charge of the
arrangements.
Rudolph
"Rudy" Albert Dobias was born on May 4, 1919 in
Angus, the son of Albert A. and Barbara (Ouranda)
Dobias. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp from
1943 to 1945 in England and Germany. Following his
honorable discharge, he worked for the Ford Motor
Company in St. Paul on the body build
line.
On
June 26, 1954, Rudy was united in marriage to
Delina Katherine Anderson. Following his retirement
in 1978, they moved to Lake Ada near Pine River. In
1997, they moved to Pequot Lakes.
Rudy
was a member of First Lutheran Church in Pine River
and Pequot Lakes American Legion Post
49.
He
enjoyed mechanical work and fishing.
Rudy
is survived by his wife, Delina; a daughter,
Deborah (Gerry) Wilder of Amery, Wisc.; a
daughter-in-law, Karen Dobias of Ozark, Mo.; a
sister, Mary Ann Mikkelson of Thief River Falls; a
brother, Arthur Dobias of Angus; and four
grandchildren.
Preceding
him in death were his son, Kurt; two grandchildren,
Heather and Jeremiah; his parents; four brothers;
and three sisters.
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