Charles E. Oleheiser
April 24, 1929 – February 13, 2022
Grand Marais, MN 55604, USA
About Chuck
Charles E. Oleheiser, born April 24, 1929 in Deer River, MN, died February 13, 2022, as a resident of Richfield, MN.
Chuck was “going on 93.” A man of resiliency, graciousness, wisdom, and patience, Chuck loved his family, everything outdoors, and believed in taking life one day at a time.
After retiring in 1991, Chuck and Jean left their Burnsville home for life on the Gunflint Trail. They were caretakers at a small resort on Seagull Lake for one winter, then worked at the Gunflint Lodge baking and maintaining. They purchased their own home on Gunflint Lake and were there to witness the blowdown of 1999. They moved back to the Twin Cities area in 2001 but their decade on the Gunflint Trail was treasured.
Chuck is preceded in death by beloved wife Jean in 2020, parents Steven and Lena Oleheiser; sisters Stella, Helen, Elsie, and sister-in-law Nancy; brothers Paul, Robert, and brothers-in-law Malcom, John, and Dennis; infant son Charles; stepsons Don and Tim; and two granddaughters.
He is survived by sisters Dorothy Halvorson and Leona Thompson, daughter Barbara (Robert) Spiller, son Steven (Tami) Oleheiser, daughter Cheryl Oleheiser, stepson Tom Albert (Marte Baro), and stepdaughter Beth (Edward) Picard. He is also survived by loving nieces and nephews, grand and great grandchildren.