Larry Dennis Rude

One of the sweetest guys on the planet passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025, of a stroke.

Larry was born in Thief River Falls on May 15, 1944, to Herman and Beatrice Rude, the 5th child of a family of 12. All 12 kids became smart, hard-working adults, and good looking.

Larry graduated from Lincoln High in 1962. He was a member of the school choir. He followed his father and became an electrician. He worked on many large construction projects, including coal fired power plants atomic power plants, taconite plants and other similar projects in various locations in the country.

Larry was a jack of all trades and a master of most. His favorite was working with stained glass and meeting all the fantastic people who were his students or customers. A big thank you to Bill Krall, his sidekick, who helped him with the big projects.

Larry was always good-natured, kind and fun. He and Cathy got married in 1991, and had a wonderful 34 years together.

He so looked forward to his daughter, Shari (Jon), and grandchildren, Vincent and Siena, when they came up north to visit.

His son, Denny, and daughter, Terri, sadly have passed away.

He loved his stepson, Sean (Bobbi); and his granddaughter, Kristi (Jon) Addy; and his great granddaughters, Zinnia and Dahlia.

He always felt so lucky to have such friends as Larry and Barb Groves; so, he and Larry could watch sports on TV and the two gals could shop and shop and shop.

His was a life well lived. Rest in peace, my sweet husband.

There will be a Celebration of Life at the Range Funeral Home in Virginia, Minnesota, on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. and the visitation at 10:00 a.m.