Linda Selby Rullestad (1940-2019)

RULLESTAD, SELBY, RISDAL, HARRIS, NIKKEL, TAPP, SEE, SLAYDEN

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:13

Obituary from Ames Monument & Cremation Center, Ames, Story County, Iowa.

Linda Selby Rullestad
July 21, 1940 - December 25, 2019

Linda was born on July 21, 1940, to Ivan LeRoy and Wilma Beatrice (Risdal) Selby in Nevada, Iowa. The blonde-haired little girl lost her daddy when she was just seven years old to an enlarged heart. She spent her childhood surrounded by The Selby family. It was a life filled with many family gatherings that oftentimes included music, played on anything that had strings, by her uncles and cousins. During her years at Nevada High School she was a cheerleader, a member of the Glee Club, The McSelton Trio and was the 1958 homecoming queen.

She married LaVern Duane Rullestad on January 30, 1959. They started their family "a mile west of Kelley" until 1962 when they moved to their farm "two miles west of Nevada." Linda worked at Donnelley Marketing, Equitable Life Insurance, Nevada Chamber of Commerce, The Nevada Journal and retired from the Ames Middle School, where she was very passionate about aiding pre-teens needing extra attention.

During Vern and Linda's 60+ years of marriage they vacationed in California, Las Vegas, Arizona, New Orleans, Kentucky, Colorado, Tennessee, Bahama Islands, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington DC, New York, Novia Scotia, Mackinac Island, Alaska and British Columbia.

Linda's loves in her life - family, friends, Christmas, crossword puzzles, smoking cigarettes, beer, a good dessert, hot black coffee and Pepsi - not always in that order. Linda was an avid reader and always welcomed a challenging game of Scrabble, Cribbage and crossword puzzles. She most enjoyed the family's trips to Minnesota where she had "all her people" for one entire week each year - for 15 years in a row. All of her people include her children Jamie and Tracy (Loney) Rullestad, Dean and Diane (Rullestad) Harris, John Rullestad (Kristi Anderson Rullestad); grandchildren Shea (Rullestad) and Kyle Nikkel, Ricki (Rullestad) and Dustin Tapp, Tucker and Tiffany (Palar) Rullestad, Billy and Morgan (Owens) See, Travis See, Jacob Rullestad and Rachel Rullestad; great-grandchildren Gage, Jace, Karsyn and Cade Tapp, Hannah, Mikaya and Hunter See, Sawyer See and Charlee Nikkel; along with bonus grandchildren, Christine (See) Slayden and Christopher See.

Her battle with Multiple Sclerosis, a disease her mother also had, came to an end on Christmas Day 2019 - her favorite holiday. She was preceded in the ascension to Heaven by her parents and a brother lost in infancy, Gary Wayne.

Private family services will be held at a later date. Condolences may be expressed online at www.amesmonument.com.

Ames Monument & Cremation Center has been entrusted with the care of Linda and her family.

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