Edna L. Rustad

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Edna L. Rustad, 89, died on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford, Minn. Edna Lillian was born to Nick and Ida (Thorson) Overby on May 26, 1922 in Yucatan Township of Houston County, Minn. She attended the Baker Country School. She married Raymond Rustad on June 16, 1946. Raymond preceded Edna in death on November 3, 1988. She kept busy on the farm with Ray and kept up a beautiful lawn and flower gardens and was an excellent cook. Edna had worked as a waitress in Rushford before she was married and also at Rush Products and was the janitor at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church for several years. She was active in church activities and had held offices in her circle and Ladies Aid. She also spent a lot of time with her granddaughters, Elissa and Jessie, who lived close by and visited with Grandma and Grandpa often. Edna remained on the farm for a few years after Ray's death, and it was then she decided to move to town. She lived in the Rush Creek Apartments in Brooklyn from 1994 to 2005, at which time she moved into the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home. Edna loved living in the apartment and had wonderful daily visits with all the other residents in the apartment building. All the caregivers at the home were excellent, and she loved her visits with them as well. Edna is survived by her two children: daughter, Elaine (Dick) Wessel of Rollingstone, Minn. and her son, Gary (Nancy) Rustad of Rushford; grandchildren: Jennifer (Schell)(Corey) Stephans and their children, Tyler and Tarrin of Eyota, Minn., Terrance (Shannon Moger) Schell and their son, Elliot of St. Charles, Minn., Kim (Kevin) Ring of Charlotte, NC; Elissa (Jason) Beach and their children, Megan and Leah of Shakopee, Minn. and Jessie Rustad of Shakopee, Minn., a sister: Helen Rustad, and sister-in-law, Madeline Rustad, both of Rushford. Besides her husband, Ray, others preceding Edna in death were her sister, Ella (Melvin) James, and brothers, Carl (Jeanette) and Arwin (Bonnie) Overby. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 7, at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Peterson, Minn. with the Rev. Wade Davick officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford and one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church. Leave a memory of Edna, sign her online guestbook and view her tribute video when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/258432