Ryan Dale Oetken, 33, of Cartersville, Georgia, formerly of Mediapolis, entered Heaven on April 7, 2013.
Born May 26, 1979 in Burlington, Iowa he is the son of Ronald and Janet Schwerin Oetken.
He was a 1997 graduate of Mediapolis High School and a 2006 Summa Cum Laude, University of Iowa graduate.
Ryan worked as a Quality Engineer Manager for Shaw Industries in Cartersville, Georgia. He was an AVID Iowa Hawkeyes football fan. Ryan and his son Caelin loved to spend weekends together and challenge each other at a game of paintball.
Survivors include his parents, Ronald and Janet Oetken of Burlington; son, Caelin Dale Oetken of Cartersville, GA; brother, Todd Oetken of Burlington; sister, Railynne and John Brown of Spring, TX; paternal grandmother, Virginia Oetken of Burlington and mother of his son, Tabitha McMurren.
He was joined in death by his sister Julaine and preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Elmer and Lillian Schwerin and paternal grandfather, Warren Oetken.
The funeral service for Ryan will be held at Lunning Chapel, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 18th, with the Rev. Dean Moberg officiating. Interment will be in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis. Friends may visi...[more]
rom noon until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 17th, with family receiving friends from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m.
A memorial has been established for Caelin's college fund.