Funeral services for Dean Stewart Rudie, 66, of Minneapolis will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at Hollandale Christian Reformed Church in Hollandale. The Rev. Stanley DeVries will officiate. Interment will be at Hollandale Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com. A memorial service will also take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Edina.

Dean died Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at Sholom Home West in Saint Louis Park.

Dean Stewart Rudie was born the third son of Jules and Ragna (Onsrud) Rudie on June 1, 1951, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He spent his first 18 years of life in Westby, Wisconsin, and graduated from Westby High School in 1969. After joining his father and brother in Minneapolis and working for two years, he enrolled at the University of Minnesota.

During the summers, he sold books for Southwestern Co., but the highlights of his years there were involvements with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and Christian Reformed Campus Ministry. After graduationg with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and business, he spent six months studying at L’Abri Fellowship and seeing Europe.

He married Carol Veldman in 1977. Together they lived in Elmira, New York, while managing a Logos Bookstore there. After moving back to Minneapolis in 1980, Dean was hired as an account manager at Meyers Printing, where he worked until his retirement in 2016. Two sons, Eric and Branden, became part of his family. His personal commitment to Calvin Christian School as well as to his church found him volunteering in many areas of service. Traveling of various kinds — including recent trips to Russia and Cuba — was among the activities he enjoyed.Books, and more recently, podcasts, were always part of his life. To the end, he maintained his enjoyment in learning about people, encouraging those who needed such a helping voice or hand and maintaining relationships as the most important of life’s ingredients.

He is survived by his wife, Carol; sons Eric (Alicia) and Branden (Kristi); granddaughters Emma and Ava; brothers Wayne and Bruce (Dawn); nephew, Ryan; and niece, Dana.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be designated to either Hollandale Christian School or Calvin Christian School.