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Rev Orville Magnus Running

Birth	:	19 Sep 1910 Veblen, Marshall County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	6 Feb 2012 Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2987130, -91.7774110
Description	:	Orville Magnus Running, 101, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday, February 6, 2012 at Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah. Husband and father, pastor, teacher, artist, he understood all of his life as service to God and to God's people. Born September 19, 1910, in Veblen, South Dakota, he was the first of five sons of Julia Sophia Olson, a musician and teacher, and Alfred Sigvart Running, a Lutheran pastor. Because his father was called to serve parishes in various places, Orville spent his childhood in Veblen, South Dakota, in the Montana towns of Big Sandy and Havre, in Sandpoint, Idaho, and in... Read More	Orville Magnus Running, 101, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday, February 6, 2012 at Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah. Husband and father, pastor, teacher, artist, he understood all of his life as service to God and to God's people. Born September 19, 1910, in Veblen, South Dakota, he was the first of five sons of Julia Sophia Olson, a musician and teacher, and Alfred Sigvart Running, a Lutheran pastor. Because his father was called to serve parishes in various places, Orville spent his childhood in Veblen, South Dakota, in the Montana towns of Big Sandy and Havre, in Sandpoint, Idaho, and in Zumbrota, Minnesota, where he graduated from High School in 1927. He then enrolled at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota In 1931, Running enrolled at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was ordained a minister of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America on July 8, 1934—the same day that he married Marjorie Lorraine Olney of Minneapolis, also a St. Olaf graduate. They became the parents of four children—Marit, George, Marjorie, and Kristi. Running accepted a call to Bethlehem Lutheran in Tacoma, Washington, where he served as pastor from 1934–40, then to Christ Lutheran in Chicago, where he served from 1940–46, ministering not only to his congregation, but to the servicemen temporarily stationed in Chicago. During that time he was also able to pursue artistic training, taking evening classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1946, Running was hired to head the young art department at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. In 1976 he stepped down as head of the Luther art department but for the next decade, continued to teach courses in printmaking. In 1987 Running was awarded an honorary doctorate of fine arts from St. Olaf College. In 1990, 21 years after the death of his first wife, Marjorie, he married Mildred Lund, a native of Thor, Iowa. She died September 27, 1999. Orville is survived by his three daughters: Marit (Franklin) Pudas of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Marjorie (George) Wharton of Decorah, and Kristi (John) Carlson of Forest City, Iowa; his son, George (Kaye) Running of Dubuque, Iowa; eight grandchildren: Jonathan and Joseph Pudas, Nathan and Kristi Running, Philip and Julia Wharton, Timothy Carlson and Sarah Carlson Haveman; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers: Joseph Running of Seattle, WA and Paul Running of Kalamazoo, MI. He was preceded in death by his parents, Julia and Alfred Running; two brothers, Arnold Running and Cyrus Running; his first wife, Marjorie, and his second wife, Mildred.

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Rev Orville Magnus Running's memorial is located at: Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA.
When did Rev Orville Magnus Running death?
Rev Orville Magnus Running death on 6 Feb 2012 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Rev Orville Magnus Running's memorial?
Latitude: 43.2987130
Longitude: -91.7774110

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Marjorie Lorraine Olney Running

(1909 - 1969)

Mildred Lavina Lund Running

(1910 - 1999)

Siblings

Children

George Wagnild Running

(1937 - 2020)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2987130, -91.7774110

2. Phelps Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2908150, -91.7830920

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Coordinate: 43.2560997, -91.7236023

7. Union Prairie Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2585983, -91.8368988

8. Canoe German Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3529000, -91.7358000

9. Russell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3608017, -91.7885971

10. Washington Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2378006, -91.7378006

11. Washington Prairie Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2352982, -91.7433014

12. Glenwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2947998, -91.6760406

13. Bruvold Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2221968, -91.7509863

14. Springfield Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2221985, -91.8171997

15. McIntosh Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2696991, -91.8833008

16. Springwater Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3792000, -91.7431030

17. Madison Lutheran Church East Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3133000, -91.8986000

18. Hauge Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3922000, -91.7740000

19. Canoe Ridge Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3537000, -91.6577000

20. Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2817001, -91.6346970

21. Garfield Family Cemetery
Conover, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2266900, -91.8846700

22. Pontoppidan Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2747002, -91.6339035

23. Madison Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3135986, -91.9233017

24. Scandinavian Methodist-Episcopal Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2695000, -91.6347000