Harlen “Wayne” Rude, age 79, of Sedro-Woolley, Washington went to be with his Heavenly Father on October 28, 2013. Wayne was born in Mount Vernon, Washington to Harlan and Margaret (Becker) Rude. He grew up in the Puget Sound surrounded by his 9 brothers and sisters. He graduated from Arlington High School and then attended one year the Northwest Nazarene College in Idaho. There he met and later married Joyce Evans. Wayne and Joyce had three children: Robert, Barbara and Kevin. Wayne worked his entire career as a lab tech for Shell Oil in Anacortes.
After Joyce died in 1995, Wayne joined a grief group where he met his current wife, Kathleen and they were married in 1996.
Wayne loved to travel and camp, especially at Fort Steven State Park near Astoria, Oregon. His greatest love of life was building furniture in his workshop. Wayne is survived by his wife, Kathleen Rude of Sedro-Woolley; his mother, Margaret Becker of Mount Vernon, son Robert (Jane) Rude of Bellingham; daughter, Barbara Rude of Twin Falls, ID; and son, Kevin (Kari) Rude of Bellingham; his stepchildren, Melissa (Wade) Tonkin of Orange Park, Florida and Todd (Irine) Lamble of Sedro-Woolley; 13 grandchildren and 3 ½ great-grandchildren.
Wayne was predeceased by his first wife, Joyce, his father, Harlan and one grandchild, Meadow.
A Memorial Service will be held in his honor Monday, November 11, 2013 at 6:00 PM at the North Cascade Fellowship Church, 118 N. Ball Street, Sedro-Woolley, WA. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Lemley Chapel.
Wayne,
You have always been nice to me and made me feel like a part of your wonderful family. You are one of the most caring, loving persons I have ever met. I will miss you very, very much.
Love you,
Jane
Dad, Thanks for all you did.The whole family owes you a grate debt of gratitude. along with almost every one that came into contact with you. you were honest unselfish courageous decisive.you came from humble beginnings & rose to greatness. by hard work & sacrifice . But never compromising principal. A grate example.I am so proud of you.
We are glad to have had Wayne as a part of our extended family. We enjoyed being with him and will miss him even though we didn’t see him as often as we would have liked.
Grandpa I will always love you and i’ll be thinking of you often. I am proud to say you are my grandpa! You were always generous and honest, definitely a man I will always look up to. I know I will see you again some day.
Love,
Amanda
Wayne, I have always loved you like family. I have so many fun and wonderful memories spending time with your family when I was growing up. I especially loved coming to dinner as Joyce always made desert 🙂 You were always so kind and loving. I love you Wayne. You will be missed.
I can recall so many happy memories, and am very thankful that I was able to be a part of those memories. You have been a powerful influence in my life. I love you and know we will see each other someday. Missing you, and thinking about you often.
Love always,
Renee
I will always love and respect you more than you can know. Thank You for everything you did for me, I know you helped shaped my life with your generosity and kindness. Love Always ~ Jess
Our prayers are with all of you as another dear member of our family enters the gates of heaven. Wayne will forever be missed and our thoughts and love are with each one of you.
Tomy dad, who was always there for me, whether I realized it or not. Sorry Dad, I love you.
Wayne was a nice, thoughtful man and could always be seen doing things for other people, sometimes as a ministry and sometimes just to be friendly. We pray for God’s peace and strength to the loved ones left behind.
I will miss you Dad, you were a good father and a very kind and caring person never hesitating to lend a helping hand to anyone in need.