In Loving Memory
Larry D. Rustan
July 12, 1938 - July 10, 2021

Larry's funeral Mass will be live streamed at:  spencersacredheart.com/funerals

The family requests that memorials be given to:
The Mayo Clinic
Spencer Municipal Hospital
Sacred Heart Catholic Church

VISITATION
Thursday, July 15, 2021
9:00 - 11:00 A.M.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Spencer, Iowa

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL
Thursday, July 15, 2021
11:00 A.M.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Spencer, Iowa

INTERMENT
Calvary Cemetery
Ayrshire, Iowa

Larry Dean Rustan, son of Raymond and Lily (Hansen) Rustan, was born July 12, 1938 in Spencer, Iowa.  He received his education in Gillett Grove, graduating in 1956.  Following graduation Larry attended college for one and a half years.

On November 25, 1960 Larry was united in marriage to Rose Mary Haugh at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ayrshire.  They were blessed with four sons.

Larry owned and operated his own trucking business.  He also had a Christmas tree farm for many years and was the owner of the Boat Dock Company in Ayrshire.  Following his retirement, Larry helped Ron Rouse  haul grain in the fall.  Larry truly loved this job as well as volunteering at the Clay County Fair, driving a golf cart to transport people back and forth to the gate.

Larry was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus in Laurens and currently a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer.  He served as a director on the Ayrshire telephone board as well as the nursing home board.  He was involved in the Lost Island Protective Association, had been a volunteer bus driver for sporting events and had also been a Scout leader.  Larry was a fireman in Spencer, Ruthven and Ayrshire and served as Mayor of Ayrshire for seventeen years.

Larry and Rose Mary lived on Lost Island Lake and Larry loved the "lake life" and all that it involved.  He enjoyed hunting and fishing, grilling and cooking hot dishes, especially spicy ones.  He and Rose Mary enjoyed spending their winters in South Texas for several years.  He loved having company, entertaining family and friends and driving the Shady Ladies in area parades.  Recently he had become interested in bird watching and whittling.

Larry passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021 at his home in Spencer, Iowa, at the age of 82.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Lily; a brother and sister-in-law, Burdell and Dixie Rustan; a sister and brother-in-law, Arlene and Bob O'Neil; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Isadore and Bertha Haugh; brothers-in-law, Merle Peterson and Emmet Haugh.

He is survived by his wife, Rose Mary of Spencer, Iowa; his children, David and Catherine Rustan of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Daniel and Janan Rustan of Iowa City, Iowa, Dick and Palo Rustan Kansas City, Missouri, and Douglas Rustan and Shawn Henderson of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands; grandchildren,  Morgan, Camryn, Grant, Luke, Max, Holli, Ben and Patrick; two great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Irene Peterson of Waukee, Iowa and Margie Haugh of Kansas City, Missouri; nieces and nephews; as well as many other relatives and friends.

Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home