Linn
Rigstad, 83
Greenbush
- Linn Clifford Rigstad, 83, died on Thursday,
February 6, 2003 at the Greenbush Nursing
Home.
Funeral
services were held on 
Monday,
February 10 at 11 a.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in
Greenbush with Rev. Bryce Fellbaum officiating.
Linda Sovde was the organist and Marie Olson was
the vocalist. Interment was in Bethesda Lutheran
Cemetery in Skime with military honors accorded by
the Moen-Zimek Post #88 American Legion of
Greenbush.
Linn
Clifford Rigstad was born on May 6, 1919, the son
of John and Alice (Creighton) Rigstad in Skime. He
grew up and attended school in Skime. He served in
the United States Marines in World War II, where he
was ommended for his specialties.
On
November 18, 1945, he married Selma Diesen. The
couple moved to Greenbush in 1946. Linn worked at
the Northland Elevator in Greenbush and, later, for
the City of Greenbush for 34 years. He was a member
of Bethel Lutheran Church and the American Legion
Post #88, both in Greenbush. Linn enjoyed carpentry
and yard work and loved traveling and especially
spending time with his children and
grandchildren.
Survivors
include his wife, Selma; four sons, Steve of
Minneapolis, Jeffrey (Linda) of Roseau, Les (Shari)
of Minneapolis and Dr. Gene (Tracey) of Appleton,
Wisc.; two daughters, Susan (Albert) Brag of New
Brighton and Laurie (Paul) Breitenfeldt of Mosinee,
Wisc.; 16 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;
and two nephews.
Linn
was preceded in death by his parents; a sister,
Varian Tinjuim; and two brothers, Henry Rigstad and
Raymond Creighton.
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