ONERHEIM, Dan 1950-2010

ONERHEIM, OEFFNER, KOLSTAD, BERG

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/5/2011 at 07:23:41

Dan Onerheim
(July 24, 1950 - June 20, 2010)

Dan Onerheim, age 59 of Rock Rapids, IA died Sunday, June 20, 2010 at the Royal C Johnson Veteran Memorial Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.
Memorial service will be held 10:30 AM, Thursday, June 24th at Jurrens Funeral Home in Rock Rapids, IA, with Rev. Russell Anderson officiating.
Family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service.

Full military rights by Van Anne-Fields Post No. 6960 VFW and the Rex Strait Post No. 103, American Legion will follow the memorial service at the funeral home.

Dan was born July 24, 1950 at Rugby, North Dakota, the son of Harland Onerheim and Deloris (Oeffner) Kolstad. He attended elementary school in Brinsmade, ND and graduated from Leeds High School in 1968. During the summers Dan and his brother worked with their father painting homes, and enjoyed hunting and fishing with his brothers. Dan took great care in always looking out for his baby sister. Dan entered the United States Navy and served his country honorably from 1969-1975. He was involved in sales and marketing, and owned and operated his businesses.

Dan’s son, Scott born April 22, 1987, was a source of great joy in Dan’s life. Dan married Nancy Berg on April 2, 1993. He loved the classic cars, owning and restoring them. They cherished times spent with Scott, traveling back to North Dakota and Hawaii to see family, and in their spare time, enjoyed attended cars races.

Dan is survived by wife Nancy, Rock Rapids, IA; mother, Deloris Kolstad, Mililani, HI; son Scott, Twin Falls, ID; siblings Jim (Sharon), Devils Lake, ND, David, Honolulu, HI, and Cindy (Al) Hogue, Brandon, SD; also several Uncle, Aunts, and Nieces and Nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Harland, and his grandparents.

Source: Jurrens Funeral Home obit.