Marjorie Ellen Rust

Marjorie Rust of Rochester passed away on Tuesday, September 27 at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by family. Marjorie Ellen Jacobson was born in Worthington, Minnesota on May 2nd, 1940, to Roy and Helen Jacobson. She grew up on a farm south of Worthington and went thru 8th grade in a rural one room schoolhouse before finishing High School at Round Lake, Minnesota. There she met and later married Lynn Rust. They lived in Tennessee and California while Lynn was in the U.S. Navy. After the Navy and several moves in Minnesota, they settled in Rochester, where Marge was a stay-at-home mom, raising three children: Kristi, Roxann, and Peter. When the children were older, Marge worked part time as a salesclerk in retail and flower stores. She also worked for a while at IBM. Marge loved her family and her many friends as well as her flowers, her deck and backyard where she spent many hours later in life. She is survived by her husband Lynn, daughters Kristi(Dick Rentfrow) of Blacksburg, VA, Roxie(Brad Peterson) of Owatonna, MN and son Peter(Cindy) of Post Falls, ID, four grandchildren Daniel Peterson, Sarah Peterson, Morgan Rust, and Garrett Rust, two sisters Jane Silker and Maxine Boyer. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers in law. Marge was diagnosed with scleroderma in about 1980. This disease affected many of her organs. Her doctors at Mayo cared for her for almost 40 years. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Mayo Clinic Research. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 11:00 AM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church (2124 Viola Rd NE) in Rochester. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Ranfranz and Vine is honored to be serving the Rust family; to share a special memory or condolence, please visit www.ranfranzandvinefh.com.