A Celebration of Life for Rusty Huster, age 67 of Lytton, IA, will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 6, 2024, at the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City. Visitation will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Rusty passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City, IA.
Rusty Dale Huster was born on May 2, 1957, in Sac City, IA, the son of Walter Huster and LuAnn Smith. He grew up on the home place between Lytton and Sac City. He was a Bulldog graduate of Lytton High School in 1975. Upon graduation, Rusty went to Canada to help on a farm that his father owned at the time. He was not there long as he learned quite quickly that the desolate land of Canada was not for him so he returned home to farm with his dad.
In 1978, Rusty met his future wife, Faye Heath; they married on September 5, 1981. They were blessed with two children, Tom and Megan. He was so very proud of his children and even more proud to be called papa/pops by his four grandchildren, Matix, Hayes, Emersyn, and Waylon. The love this man had for his family was immeasurable. If you could see his “man cave” you’d see that every piece of artwork ever given to him by his grandchildren is what adorns the walls as wallpaper. He always let them know that each gift of art or collectible item from them were treasures he proudly held close to his heart.
Rusty was a quiet man who taught by example. He never missed a race, concert, game, or event that his family participated in. While he may not have been the loudest cheering he was ALWAYS present.
Rusty had a gift of being able to fix or fabricate anything. His talents were used as he worked his adult life at Farmer’s Co-op in Lytton and later as the Public Works “city guy” for the town of Lytton, a job that he took great pride in. He spent many nights and early mornings pushing snow, making water, and even slept in his truck to make sure the town didn’t have flooded basements. He understood that with a town the size of Lytton, his job entailed much more such as being the area dog catcher, skunk trapper, etc. all things that he didn’t mind helping with one bit.
Rusty was an honorary Lytton Summer Youth member who was instrumental in building the gold and black “dog pound” giving the youth a ball diamond of their own. Coaching Little League was one of Rusty’s most rewarding endeavors; giving each of the kids a nickname and fair playing time.
Rusty’s favorite saying was “loud pipes save lives” needless to say, his happy place was on the seat of his Harley. He and Faye put a lot of miles on his bike over the years. His last days were spent with the ones he loved as Faye, the kids, and grandkids were his whole life. After his cancer diagnosis in 2016, he and Faye decided to start their much loved “Sunday Suppers” as a way to keep the whole family in touch. Realizing how crazy life could get, they didn’t want to see their children drift apart and this also provided important and frequent cousin time. This special time was something Rusty treasured. Each of the kids referred to “Sunday Supper” often and always checked in to make sure it was still on for the week because all of them looked forward to it. As a testament of the occasion, Rusty spent his last physical “Sunday Supper” at Hagge Park where Tom and his family were camping. The kids and grandkids were all there. He sat around the fire, watched the kids play, read a couple of stories, and ate his favorite meal - campfire “hamburger surprise”. It was a GREAT day! He is missed dearly by his family and will forever be by all who knew and loved him.
Those left to be forever grateful for having him a part of their lives are his wife of forty-three years, Faye Huster of Lytton, IA; son Tom (Jami) Huster of Lytton, IA; daughter Megan (Taylor) Jondle of Rockwell City, IA; grandchildren: Emersyn and Waylon Huster, Matix and Hayes Jondle; mother-in-law Rosalie Heath of Lake City, IA; dear friends Lyn and Nancy Bruns of Lytton, IA; other extended family members and friends.
Rusty was preceded in death by his parents, Walt Huster and LuAnn Smith; and father-in-law Dick Heath.
