James Rust

Rust, James H. age 87 of Blaine. Jim was born in Princeton, Minnesota. He grew up in North Minneapolis and was a 1948 graduate of Patrick Henry High School. He proudly served with the U.S. Army in the Korean War as an air traffic controller. He was a barber and owner of Fremont Barbers in the Camden neighborhood of Minneapolis for over 50 years. He enjoyed many years of involvement in the Zuhrah Shrine as both a Funster (Rusty the Clown) and playing in the Steel Drum Band. He was an avid golfer, bowler and Minnesota Vikings fan. Survived by wife, Nancy; children, Bev Carlson, Bonnie (Tim) Salwei, Melanie Andrews; stepchildren, Kristina (Jason) Strain, and Daniel (Sarah) Soderstrom; grandchildren, Brenna, Dustin, Ryan, Megan; step-grandchildren, Mariah, Logan, Carter, and Lucy; great-grandchildren, Jakson, Olivia, Erwin. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 2, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Grove Church, 8585 Rice Lake Road, Maple Grove, MN 55369. Luncheon following at the church. In Lieu of Flowers, we encourage donations to the Lewy Body Dementia Association at LBDA.org