Richard Oeltjenbruns

Richard John Oeltjenbruns was born January 19, 1936 in rural Mountain Lake to Gerhard and Olga (Steinhauser) Oeltjenbruns. He was baptized May 10, 1936, confirmed April 2, 1950, and united in marriage to Lois Enns on October 27, 1957, all at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake. Richard farmed and was an auctioneer for many years and also worked at Regehr Chevrolet and sold cars for Towns Edge Auto. He bought and sold feeder pigs for Oeltjenbruns Hauling. As a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Richard served as a Trustee, church president, and was a current member of Fishers of Men scholarship committee. He enjoyed fishing, farming and especially enjoyed spending time with his family. He is survived by wife Lois; daughter Dawn and husband Myron Fast of Mountain Lake; son Rick and wife Mary Oeltjenbruns of Mountain Lake; grandchildren- Brandon (Kris) Fast of Mountain Lake, and Trevor (Crystal) Fast of Mountain Lake; great-grandson Lawson Fast; step-grandchildren- Brianna Minor and Cody Steen and their children Kevin and Amelia, Michael (Jessi) Minor and their child Addison, Jamie (Tyler) Panka and their children Dominic and Vivian, Jennifer Minor, and Daniel (Lounnee) Minor; brothers- Arnold (Lorraine) Oeltjenbruns of Mountain Lake, Walter (Margaret) Oeltjenbruns of Mountain Lake, and Dennis (Avis) Oeltjenbruns of Bloomington; sister Loretta (Jack) Carter of Jeffers; brothers-in-law- Harvey Enns of Estherville, IA, and Marvin (Shirley) Enns of Ruthven, IA; and sisters-in-law- Janice (Marvin) Hanson of Odin, and Sue Enns of Webster, WI. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Leroy and wife Evaline Oeltjenbruns; brother-in-law Jerry Enns; and sister-in-law Faye Enns. First Visitation 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Sturm Funeral Home, Mountain Lake Chapel 420 - 10th St. N. Mtn. Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Second Visitation 9:30 am - 10:30 am Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Trinity Lutheran Church-Mountain Lake 1418 - 2nd Avenue Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Service Information 10:30 am Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Trinity Lutheran Church-Mountain Lake 1418 - 2nd Avenue Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Interment Information Mountain Lake City Cemetery 10th St. N at Midway Rd Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159