John Rusten

John Gilbert Rusten, the son of Gilbert 'Gib' and Helen (Ellingsberg) Rusten was born on June 20, 1939 in Madelia, MN. John graduated from Madelia High School and continued his education at Dunwoody Institute. He was united in marriage to Karen Dorothy on July 28, 1961 in Madelia, MN. Their marriage was blessed with two sons, William and Robert. John worked as a mechanical draftsman. During his career he was employed at Beloit Corporation in Beloit Wisconsin, Waconia Manufacturing and Sanborn Air Compressors (now called Coleman Powermate). John enjoyed car shows, antiquing, old west history, watching the Vikings, Nascar, reading Louis L'Mour western novels and researching family history. He treasured time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He is survived by his beloved wife Karen of 51 years, sons, William and Robert (Theresa) both of Glencoe; grandchildren, Tiffany, Rachel and Jakob; sister, Ruth of Madelia; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Kathleen and Bob Row of Bedford, IN, Denise and Brad Kuebler of St. James, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. John was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Alice (Richard) Rader. First Visitation 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Friday, June 7, 2013 Sturm Funeral Home, Pilgrim Chapel 303 E. Main St. Madelia, Minnesota, United States 56062 Second Visitation 9:30 am - 10:30 am Saturday, June 8, 2013 Church of Christ-Madelia 513 1st St. Madelia, Minnesota, United States 56062 Service Information 10:30 am Saturday, June 8, 2013 Church of Christ-Madelia 513 1st St. Madelia, Minnesota, United States 56062 Interment Information Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Madelia West, Co. Hwy 3 Madelia, Minnesota, United States 56062