Robert Edward Rusch passed away at home in Payson, Ariz. on May 2, 2015. He was born March 19, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wis. to Robert William Rusch and Adelle (Della) Steffen Rusch.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the USS Destroyer, Floyd B Parks DD884.
He and H. June Larsen were married Sept. 11, 1948 at Milwaukee, Wis. He was an avid Free & Accepted Mason throughout life, having been raised and later serving as Master of Lafayette Lodge #265, nicknamed the “Silk Stocking Lodge,” in Milwaukee, Wis. In Payson he served for 15 years in the office of Tyler for the Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge #70. In 2015 the Sy Harrison Lodge named him Arizona Mason of the Year.
Robert is survived by his sister, Marion Dinsmore; his wife, June; and their four children, Linda Cornell, Karen Rusch-Fischer, Amy Spiekermann and Robert E. W. Rusch.
A memorial will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the Sy Harrison Mason Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Rd, Payson, Ariz.
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Obituary for Robert Edward Rusch
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