Adeline B. Rusten

Adeline Beatrice Anderson was born November 12, 1923, north of Aneta, ND, to Gerhardt and Rosella (Tangen) Anderson. When she was a young girl, the family moved to Finley, ND, where she graduated from high school.
Adeline graduated from Mayville (ND) State Teachers College and went on to teach all grades in Golden Lake, ND. Adeline was united in marriage to LeRoy Vernon Rusten, October 30, 1948, in Moorhead, MN, where they made their home.
They moved to Minneapolis, MN, in 1950, where they owned and operated Rusten Rest Home and Rebecca Home. Adeline did all the cooking, cleaning and dispensing of medication as they operated their board and care homes. In 1967, they hired managers for their care homes and moved back to Moorhead to be closer to family and the farming interests at Aneta. Adeline worked every summer on the family farm even while living in Minneapolis.
LeRoy died February 28, 1988, and Adeline continued to make her home in Moorhead. She entered Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, in October of 2004, where she died Tuesday, December 5, 2006, at eighty-three years of age.
Adeline is survived by her daughter, Kitti (Virgil) Eide, Glyndon, MN; a son, Fred Rusten, Phoenix, AZ; two grandsons, Darrin and Derek Eide; two great-granddaughters, Natalie Adeline Eide and Brooke Lee Eide; and a brother, James (Vi) Anderson, Clearwater, MN.
In addition to her husband, Adeline was preceded in death by a brother, Gordon; and four sisters, Dorothy, Beverly, Donna and Patricia.
Visitation for Adeline will be Friday, December 8, 2006, from 5 - 7 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead, and one hour before the funeral.
Her funeral will be Saturday, December 9, 2006, at 10 AM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel.
A visitation will be held in Ottawa Lutheran Church, Aneta, on Saturday, from 2 - 3 PM, with burial at 3 PM, in Ottawa Lutheran Cemetery.