Rena Olheiser

A Funeral Mass for Rena Olheiser, 58, of Dickinson will be 10:00 am Friday, August 2, 2024 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dickinson with Father Kregg Hochhalter celebrating. A private family burial will take place at a later date.

Visitation for Rena will be 4:00 – 6:00 pm Thursday, August 1, 2024 at Stevenson Funeral Home with a Rosary and Vigil taking place at 6:00 pm.

Rena passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at CHI St. Alexius Hospital in Dickinson.

Rena Sue Olheiser was born on November 18, 1965 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Thomas and LaVal (Loewen) Cooper. She was raised on a farm north of Hazen and graduated from Hazen High School. She attended Dickinson State University and graduated with her teaching degree.

Rena married Randy Olheiser on November 28, 1987 in Hazen, North Dakota. Soon after marriage, the couple moved to Dickinson and raised their family. Teaching was Rena’s greatest passion. She began working as a special education teacher at numerous schools around the area, later landing her dream job as an English teacher at Trinity Junior High and High School.

She loved to read, camp, and hangout with her kids. Being a grandmother was her greatest joy.

Rena is survived by her husband, Randy of Dickinson; mother, LaVal Cooper of Hazen; her children, Cooper (Elizabeth) Olheiser, Bayli Sutton, Molly (Garrett) Hickel, all of Dickinson, and Chris (Heather) Olheiser, of Bismarck; son-in-law, Ryan Sutton; and grandchildren, Colton, Mallory, and Lucy Olheiser, Nora and Jace Sutton, Noura Hickel, and Braxton and Maddox Olheiser.

She is preceded in death by her father, Thomas Cooper; brother, Clay Cooper; and her best friend and cousin, Vicki Kilzer.