Betty Jane Rustan

Betty Jane Rustan was born on January 14, 1924 to Ervin and Edith McKim Wright in Rolfe, IA. Betty graduated from High School in West Bend, IA and attended the Minnesota Business College in Mankato, MN. She married Burnal Rustan on July 4, 1948 in Jackson, MN. The couple lived in Charles City, Iowa from 1952-1968 where Betty worked as a bookkeeper for Citizens State bank. When they moved to Albert Lea. Betty worked as a Nurse's aid for Good Samaritan Center and sold Avon until retiring. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Albert Lea and also active in the UMW. Betty was also a member of the Solo Parents and the Eagles Club of Albert Lea. Survivors include her children Jacqueline Rustan of Burnsville, Jerri Rustan of Owatonna, Rodney Julie Rustan of Rochester and Timothy Rustan of Stafford Springs, CT; grandchildren, Lori Blake Wiedner, Jill Don Stenson, Elizabeth Rustan, and Jace Rustan; great-grandchildren, Jack and Max Wiedner; sister, Donna Porter of Fort Dodge, IA; brother Kenneth Margaret Wright of Rolfe, IA; nieces and nephews, Linda Wright, Pamela Sanford, Gerald Wright, Alan Wright, Kevin Wright, Edmond Wright, and Marvin Wright. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Burnal; brother, James Wright; niece, Evelyn Wright and granddaughter, Barbara Mikkelson. In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials to the National Parkinson's Foundation and American Cancer Society.