Lyla I. Gaustad

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - RUSHFORD, 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Lyla I. Gaustad, 89, of Rushford, Minn. passed away on Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. She was born on March 12, 1922, to G.E. and Ella (Dahl) Gorder in Houston County, Minn. She married Ben Gaustad on October 5, 1940, in Houston. The couple were married for 56 years until Ben's passing in October of 1996. Lyla is survived by three daughters: Audrey Mulholland of Rochester, Minn., Lorraine (Paul) Benson of Peterson, Minn. and Sharon Vix of Houston, Minn.; a son, Dale Gaustad of Mountain Lake, Minn.; eight grandchildren: Deb (Mike) Pfeifer, Brad (Liz) Mulholland, Jodi (Jon) Rehlander, Brandon Benson, Chad (Deann) Vix, Dayn (Cheri) Vix, Trisha and Rachel Gaustad; thirteen great-grandchildren: Jacob, Brady, Ashley, Heather, Alex, Trenton, Zachary, Michaela, Marcus, Trevin, Tianna, Cassandra and Andrew. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ben; sister, Betty; and son-in-law, Grant Mulholland. Family and church were most important to her and she especially found joy in doing things for others. Lyla enjoyed attending her children and grandchildren's school sporting and music events, as well as boating, fishing and traveling. She was a seamstress and after her children were older she was employed at Rush Products in Rushford for 25 years. There will be a funeral service for Lyla at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, at Rushford Lutheran Church with the Rev. Roger Michaelson officiating. Burial will be in the Stone Church Cemetery in Houston, Minn. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at the church. Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford is assisting the family with arrangements. Leave a memory of Lyla, 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/224673