Vern Lustgraaf

Vern Lustgraaf of Columbus died Sunday, May 15, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Schuyler.

Vern Lustgraaf was born April 11, 1935 in Neola, IA to Gerard and Mary (Haas) Lustgraaf. He was raised and attended school in Iowa. Vern moved to Columbus in 1975 where he worked for Nielsen Chevrolet for 22 years in the auto body department. Vern married Dorothy Palen January 16, 1998 in Columbus. Following his retirement, Vern continued to work on cars in his garage as he loved restoring cars and tractors.

He is survived by:
Wife: Dorothy Lustgraaf of Columbus
Daughter: Sandy Offenbecker of Modale, IA
Son: David (Rita) Lustgraaf of Council Bluffs, IA
Daughter: Sheryl (Rodney) Keesee of LaVista, NE
Son: Johnny Lustgraaf of Council Bluffs, IA
Daughter: Cathy Waldron of Pisgah, IA
Daughter: Patty Williams of Shenandoah, IA
Son: Steve Lustgraaf of Shenandoah, IA
Son: Paul (Becky) Petermann of Columbus
Daughter: Diane (Brad) Keehn of Blair, NE
Daughter: Vicky Christensen of Columbus
Son: John Palen of Norfolk, NE
Daughter: Jackie (Sam) Korth of Columbus
Daughter: Sheryl Palen of Lusk, WY
29 Grandchildren
30 Great Grandchildren
Brother: Harold Lustgraaf
Sister: Shirley (Albert) Covey
Brother: Jerry (Marilyn) Lustgraaf
Special Friend and companion: Spunky

He is preceded in death by:
Parents Gerard and Mary Lustgraaf
Son Robert Lustgraaf
Grandson Tim Petermann
Grandson Michael Offenbecker
Brother Cliff Lustgraaf
Sister Rita Kardell
Sister Lois Hansen