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Rose
Gust, 95
Greenbush
&endash; Rose Helen Gust, 95, died Feb. 11,
2003 at the Greenbush Nursing Home in
Greenbush.
Rose
Helen Gust was born the 
daughter
of Elizabeth (Vanyo) and Anton Homolka, on Sept.
15, 1907 at their home near Grass Lake School in
Poplar Grove Township in Roseau County. Rose
attended Grass Lake School through the eighth
grade. She later lived on what was called the
Homolka Hill where her parents had a dance hall,
saw mill, ran the post office, had a threshing rig
and a flour mill. On June 27, 1928 she married Max
Gust at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Benwood.
They lived in Racine, Wisc., for a few years where
Max worked for Nash Auto Co. and Rose also worked.
In 1929, they bought a farm in Poplar Grove
Township and they operated a dairy farm all through
the years, in addition to raising crops and hay.
She enjoyed gardening, keeping her house clean,
cooking, canning, baking, crocheting, quilting and
playing cards. She was an active member of St.
Joseph's Catholic Church in Benwood.
Rose
is survived by six children: Harry of Greenbush,
Max Jr. "Bud" of Strathcona, Joe (Joy) of
Strathcona, Betty (Dallas) Erickson of Greenbush,
Tony (Marcella) of Strathcona, and Dorothy Pesch of
Grand Forks; 17 grandchildren; four
step-grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and four
great-great-grandchildren.
She
is preceded in death by her parents; husband Max in
1991; an infant son; six sisters; four brothers,
and son-in-law, Marvin Kaste.
Mass
of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, Feb. 15,
2003, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Benwood
with Father Don Braukman officiating. Interment was
at Gust National Cemetery.
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