Gordon Rustad

Funeral Services for Gordon Rustad, Sr. , 89 of Baker will be 10:00 a. m. Tuesday, March 8, at the American Lutheran Church in Baker. Burial will follow in the Bonnievale Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m. with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p. m. Monday, March 7, 2005 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Baker. Gordon passed away Saturday, March 5, 2005 at Southwest Healthcare in Bowman, ND. Gordon Emerald Rustad was born December 22, 1915 on the family farm in Golden Valley County, North Dakota, the son of Emil and Gena (Wang) Rustad. He received his education in Ollie, Montana and graduated from high school in 1934. His first job was driving truck for his dad?s Mobile gas business. Gordon married his high school sweetheart, Ada Bowen on November 29, 1935 in Ekalaka, Montana. After their marriage, Gordon and Ada purchased a red Chevy truck from Sax Motor in Dickinson, North Dakota and Gordon began a life-long love of red pick-ups. With his truck, Gordon hauled gravel and hay and made trips to Minnesota for potatoes to sell in the Ollie area. In 1942 Gordon and Ada purchased a farm in Fallon County. In 1957 they purchased two combines and trucks and custom combined in Kansas and northern Oklahoma from 1958 to 1963. Even though the work was hard and the hours long, it would provide lots of good memories in the years to come. In the 1970?s, Gordon and Ada went into the black angus cattle business where Gordon worked well into his 80?s. Gordon loved his wife and family. He loved good crops, black angus cattle and the John Deere ?H? Tractor that he broke sod with as a youth. Gordon was a hard working, soft spoken Norwegian. He took pride in everything from a well running machine to the accomplishments of his family. Survivors include a son, Gordon (Sharon) Rustad of Baker; three daughters: Janice (Nate) Lininger of Bowman, ND, Linda (Dick) Koenig of Houston, TX and Martha (Herb) Townsend of Laurel, MT; twelve grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ada; a son, Larry Thomas; a daughter, Dolores Jean; a brother, Mervin Rustad and a sister, Lila Sather.


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Burial Date: March 8, 2005
Funeral Home Baker, MT

Funeral: Tuesday, American Lutheran Church, Bake