Rudolph A. Softing

Rudolph A. Softing, 99, of Hawley, Minnesota, died Tuesday, June 14, 2005 under hospice care, at the Viking Manor Nursing Home, Ulen, Minnesota. Rudolph was born November 2, 1905, at Hawley, Minnesota, to Anton and Barbro Huseby Softing. They lived on a farm in Parke Township in Clay County, Minnesota. He attended country school at Clay County District #11. Rudolph farmed with his father on the family farm. Rudolph was married to Anita Nelson on October 21, 1933, near Rollag, Minnesota. Following their marriage, they farmed in Parke Township. They moved to Hawley in 1990. Anita died September 20, 1999. Rudolph was a life long member of Grong Lutheran Church. He also was a member of the Western Minnesota Stream Threshers Reunion, a 4-H leader and he was on the school board for District #109. Rudolph always had a smile. Rudolph was preceded in death by his wife, one son, Davis, three half brothers, one half sister, eight brothers and sisters, and a grandson, Scott Tobolt. He is survived by two daughters, Barbro Olson, Moorhead, MN, and Mary John Tobolt, Moorhead, MN; one brother, Irving Softing, Hawley, MN; a sister-in-law, Nevada Softing, Hawley, MN; six grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.