Rusk, Edgar W.
RUSK, TIDBALL, SLOCK, JOYNER, SEATON
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Date: 12/27/2008 at 07:40:10
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CLINTON — Edgar W. Rusk, 92, of Clinton, died Wednesday November 26, 2008, at the Alverno Health Care Facility. The Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements, and cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2008, at the Sarah Harding Home. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until the service time. Edgar W. Rusk was born on April 9, 1916, in Belle Plaine, IA, the son of Louis L. and Marguerite (Tidball) Rusk. He was a 1934 graduate of Belle Plaine High School. He married Alice L. Slock on November 26, 1939, in Belle Plaine, IA; she died on February 2, 2005. He was an engineer with the Chicago Northwestern Railroad for 43 years until retiring in 1979. He was a former member of the First Congregational Church, Clinton Scottish Rite, Blue Lodge, Clinton Shrine Club, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and several railroad organizations. He is survived by one daughter, Anita (William) Joyner of Sandy, UT; one son, Mark (Carolyn) Rusk of Evansville, IN; 5 grandchildren; and one sister, Carmen (Steve) Seaton of Seattle, WA. In addition to his wife, Alice, he was preceded in death by his parents. Memorials may be made to the family. Online condolences may be left by visiting www.snellzornig.com.Death date: Nov. 26, 2008
Published in the Clinton Herald from 12/23/2008 - 12/25/2008
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