Wayne Owen Podratz Obituary
We are sad to announce that on July 5, 2024 we had to say goodbye to Wayne Owen Podratz (Minneapolis, Minnesota). You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his father Oscar Carl Podratz; his stepdaughters, Bobbi and Kathyrn; his great grandchild Wayne; his mother Helen Podratz (Kirchhoff); his brother Terrance; his brother-in-law Steven Rehwaldt; his granddaughter Sophia Abed; his wife Patricia Rehwaldt Podratz; his children, Daniel Podratz, Sr. (Nayu) of Santa Barbara, CA and Kim O'Neil (Sean) of Apple Valley, MN; his stepdaughters, Barbara Clay of Minnetonka, MN and Kathryn Carucci (Mark Marthaler) of Bloomington, MN; his grandchildren, Mallory Stevens Murphy (Ryan) of Ojai, CA, Daniel Podratz, Jr. of San Diego, CA, Naomi, Narilyn Podratz of Santa Barbara, CA, Heather O'Neil of Burnsville, MN, Patrick O'Neil of Eden Prairie, MN, Rachel Abed of Minnetonka, MN, Ryan Carucci of Minneapolis, MN and Alyssa Carucci Hill (Christopher) of Apple Valley, MN; his daughters, Brittany Carucci and Lexi Marthaler Stanley (Brett); his great grandchildren, Austin Murphy, CJ, Sophia Hill of Apple Valley, MN and Jack Stanley; his siblings, Ruth Podratz Anderson (Lyndon) of Hector, MN, Kenneth Podratz (Carol) of Granite Falls, MN, Warren Podratz (Marie) of Mesa, AZ, Kathleen Podratz Sawyer (Don) of Apple Valley, MN and Brian Podratz (Terry) of Minnetonka, MN; and his in-laws, Judy Rehwaldt Wiberg (Jim) of Mahtomedi, MN, Nancy Rehwaldt Karon (Jeff) of Santa Cruz, CA and Nina Rehwaldt of Minneapolis, MN. He was also cherished by many nieces, nephews, cousins, and countless friends.
In lieu of floral arrangements, Wayne requested that you remember him by sharing a laugh with family and friends, toasting to the end of a good day or the promise of a new one, or, if so inclined, making a contribution to Mount Olivet Lutheran Church (https://mtolivet.org), Juxtaposition Arts - JXTA (https://juxtapositionarts.org.), or to a charity you believe is making the world a better place.
