Lust, Dean died 2023

LUST, CALLIES

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 5/18/2023 at 10:51:32

Longtime Alaska resident Dean Lust, 85, passed away April 16th in Wasilla, Alaska. A service will be held on May 19 at Wasilla Bible Church in Wasilla, Alaska at 4:00 PM. His ashes will be placed in the Fairview Cemetery in Monroe, Iowa this summer.

Dean was born in Newton, Iowa. Dean married the love of his life and college sweetheart, Darlene (Petesy) Callies on June 11, 1961. She preceded him in death in 2021.

The couple met at Simpson College. Dean moved to Alaska in 1959 after graduation. Petesy followed 2 years later. They had 2 children, Scott and Carla. They lived in Anchorage for over 20 years and spent summers in Seward. He and Petesy spent another 15 years living as gypsies either on their sailboat Jedi, cruising the Pacific including Mexico and Hawaii, or in their RV touring America. In their later years, Dean and Petesy put down roots in Chickaloon. After Petesy’s passing, Dean moved to Wasilla.

Dean and Petesy were founders and owners of Sailing, Inc. The couple brought the sailing lifestyle to many Alaskans as they sold sailboats and ran a sailing school. Together, they taught over 600 Alaskans how to sail and encouraged others to live out their dreams.

Dean was an Iowa Hawkeye basketball fanatic. He knew all about the players and loved all things, Hawkeye!

Dean leaves behind his children and their families, Scott and Andria Lust and their children, Jazlyn and Orion, of Wasilla, and Carla and Gary Goldberg and their children, Colin and Brooke, of El Paso, Texas, and his brother Gary.

In lieu of donations or flowers, please do what Dean would have wanted you to do – put down all your electronic devices and spend time talking to and enjoying your loved ones.

~Frontiersman, May 1, 2923 (Wasilla, Alaska)