Service Information
Dean A. Runke, age 53, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2019, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson.
Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at 11:00 A.M. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cedar Mills Township, Minnesota.
Gathering of Family and Friends will be held one and one-half hour, from 9:30-11:00 A.M., prior to the service at the church.
Obituary
Dean Arthur Runke was born on December 22, 1965, in Hutchinson, Minnesota. He was the son of George and Shirley (Rittgers) Runke. He was made a child of God and an heir of everlasting life in Heaven by means of Holy Baptism on January 30, 1966, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cedar Mills Township, Minnesota, by Reverend Wetzstein. Dean was later confirmed in his faith as a youth on May 12, 1980, by Pastor Vogil at St. John’s Lutheran Church. He received his education at St. John’s Lutheran Church until the eighth grade, then going onto Cosmos High School and was a graduate with the class of 1984. Dean then furthered his education at Pipestone Vocational School, achieving a degree in Accounting.
Over the years, he was employed as an over the road truck driver and later on when he was not able to work, did odd jobs in the Hutchinson area.
Dean liked to go fishing with his father and friends and doing carpenter work. He also enjoyed spending time with his parakeet birds that he made a home for in his apartment.
Dean passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2019, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson, at the age of 53 years. Blessed be his memory.
Dean is survived by his:
Daughter, Sharlae Hanson and her husband, Jeremy, of Oshkosh, WI;
Grandchildren, Brinley Willmer, Linkyn Hanson;
Parents, George Runke Jr. and his wife, Shirley, of Cosmos, MN;
Sisters, Debra Doesken and her husband, Mark, of Derby, KS,
Darla Hansen and her husband, Mike, of Hutchinson, MN;
Brother, Dale Runke and his fiancée, Jackie Russel, of Ocala, FL;
Sister-In-Law, Michelle Runke of Fort Smith, AR;
Many aunts, nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends.
Dean is preceded in death by his Brother, Daniel Runke; Grandparents, George and Rachel Runke, William and Annette Rittgers; Aunt, Shirley Runke; Uncles, Willard Runke, David Rittgers.
karen lynn feist says
so sorry for your loss
Shari Miller says
So sorry for your loss! Prayers to you and your family.
Wanda Siewert says
Rest in peace my dear friend Dean.
Sharon Kolle says
Sorry to hear about Dean. I know he will be missed.
Troy Kurth says
I want to give you my deepest sympathy for Dean Runke passing. He was a great guy. May God bless you during this really difficult time
Betty Roiger says
My deepest sympathy to Dean’s family and friends… He will be missed , He was my fishing buddy and friend…. I remember once we took my boat out to fish and we both had to crank to get boat on lift…. but we were glad we went though….one of the fish meals I made for him, he’d asked for tartar sauce and I gave it to him, and continued frying fish, when almost done he said do you have any tartar sauce and I said yes I gave it to you, I looked for more and gave it to him…then saw I had given him horseradish sauce, wouldn’t let me give him more fish, just ate it and said interesting…. Dean and I talked about death before all this happened over 2 yrs ago and he knew what was ahead, He was a strong silent Man…He was truly tired of it all and I respected his decision… Even though he had not much control over his health he was able to the end to make most of his own decisions and that was great to him….. Love ya KID…