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Kenneth Rust Obituary

TUCSON, ARIZ. - Kenneth Gerald Rust, 58, a Great Falls native and retired graphic arts designer, died of complications from leukemia Wednesday, Jan. 4, in a Tucson hospital.

A celebration of his life is 1 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the Eagles Lodge.

Kenn enjoyed golf, fishing, camping, skiing and taking road trips with his wife. He was the son of Gerald and Emily Rust. Kenn attended Great Falls schools and graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in 1975.

He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Viola; daughter Monique Roybal of Albuquerque; son Michael Roybal of Denver; five grandsons; brothers Ron Rust of Great Falls and Dennis Rust of Wayzata, Minn.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to help defray Kenn's medical bills.

Condolences may be posted online at www.gftribune.com/obituaries.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Great Falls Tribune on Jun. 3, 2012.

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Monique Roybal

June 8, 2012

I miss Kenn much. I think about him every day. He was my father for 35 years and I appreciate everything he ever did for me, my mom, and my brother. I look forward to his celebration of life on Saturday and meeting more people that had the honor of knowing Kenn. I know things will get easier as time passes but he will always be missed.

Monique

Liz Petzak

June 6, 2012

Vi and Family,

I worked with Ken, here in Great Falls at a local print shop. I was in a little over my head at first, and he was a great "teacher", easily sharing his skills with me, greatly enhancing my basic knowledge. I always enjoyed coming to work, as he made a challenging job interesting and fun. We both moved on, and I lost track, but so many times over the years, I've fallen back on little things he taught me...I can still hear his voice, "just trim it as close as you can, and keep your edges clean"...good advice to this day!

I'm so glad you had each other all those years. His memory lives on with so many of us.

Please accept my condolences.

June 5, 2012

I will miss my husband very much. We knew each other for 37 years, married for 35. He was my soul mate, best friend and business partner for 27years. By love, they are remembered and in memory they live.
Love you, Vi Rust.

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