Rusty was born Sept. 30, 1919, to Verner and Dora Berry in Cedar Bend, Minn. He attended Warroad High School and graduated in 1937, after which he spent four years in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
On Aug. 24, 1942, Rusty married the love of his life, Teresa Bardwell of Lewiston, and had two children, Les and Pattie. During this time, Rusty served in the U.S. Army in World War II as a medic.
After the war, the Berrys moved to Warroad, Minn., opening the most northern restaurant in the lower 48, catching the attention of National Geographic as one of the most successful, isolated restaurants in the country. Later, in true American entrepreneur spirit, he began a career as a welding engineer, traveling extensively throughout the North and Midwest, contributing to some of America's most unique and secretive infrastructural projects.
In 1965, the Berrys moved to Lewiston, where Rusty ventured into real estate, later owning several successful restaurants in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley; Rusty was not one to retire quietly.
Throughout his life, Rusty has enjoyed being around and talking with people, the kind of person that would give a stranger a free meal or volunteer his time searching for and later rescuing two trapped miners when the official search was called off. The kind of person who never took life for granted, but rather took every opportunity available and lived it without regret.
Rusty is survived by his wife of 72 years, his two children, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two brothers.
Lewiston Tribune September 27, 2014
On Aug. 24, 1942, Rusty married the love of his life, Teresa Bardwell of Lewiston, and had two children, Les and Pattie. During this time, Rusty served in the U.S. Army in World War II as a medic.
After the war, the Berrys moved to Warroad, Minn., opening the most northern restaurant in the lower 48, catching the attention of National Geographic as one of the most successful, isolated restaurants in the country. Later, in true American entrepreneur spirit, he began a career as a welding engineer, traveling extensively throughout the North and Midwest, contributing to some of America's most unique and secretive infrastructural projects.
In 1965, the Berrys moved to Lewiston, where Rusty ventured into real estate, later owning several successful restaurants in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley; Rusty was not one to retire quietly.
Throughout his life, Rusty has enjoyed being around and talking with people, the kind of person that would give a stranger a free meal or volunteer his time searching for and later rescuing two trapped miners when the official search was called off. The kind of person who never took life for granted, but rather took every opportunity available and lived it without regret.
Rusty is survived by his wife of 72 years, his two children, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two brothers.
Lewiston Tribune September 27, 2014
Rusty was born Sept. 30, 1919, to Verner and Dora Berry in Cedar Bend, Minn. He attended Warroad High School and graduated in 1937, after which he spent four years in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
On Aug. 24, 1942, Rusty married the love of his life, Teresa Bardwell of Lewiston, and had two children, Les and Pattie. During this time, Rusty served in the U.S. Army in World War II as a medic.
After the war, the Berrys moved to Warroad, Minn., opening the most northern restaurant in the lower 48, catching the attention of National Geographic as one of the most successful, isolated restaurants in the country. Later, in true American entrepreneur spirit, he began a career as a welding engineer, traveling extensively throughout the North and Midwest, contributing to some of America's most unique and secretive infrastructural projects.
In 1965, the Berrys moved to Lewiston, where Rusty ventured into real estate, later owning several successful restaurants in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley; Rusty was not one to retire quietly.
Throughout his life, Rusty has enjoyed being around and talking with people, the kind of person that would give a stranger a free meal or volunteer his time searching for and later rescuing two trapped miners when the official search was called off. The kind of person who never took life for granted, but rather took every opportunity available and lived it without regret.
Rusty is survived by his wife of 72 years, his two children, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two brothers.
Lewiston Tribune September 27, 2014
On Aug. 24, 1942, Rusty married the love of his life, Teresa Bardwell of Lewiston, and had two children, Les and Pattie. During this time, Rusty served in the U.S. Army in World War II as a medic.
After the war, the Berrys moved to Warroad, Minn., opening the most northern restaurant in the lower 48, catching the attention of National Geographic as one of the most successful, isolated restaurants in the country. Later, in true American entrepreneur spirit, he began a career as a welding engineer, traveling extensively throughout the North and Midwest, contributing to some of America's most unique and secretive infrastructural projects.
In 1965, the Berrys moved to Lewiston, where Rusty ventured into real estate, later owning several successful restaurants in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley; Rusty was not one to retire quietly.
Throughout his life, Rusty has enjoyed being around and talking with people, the kind of person that would give a stranger a free meal or volunteer his time searching for and later rescuing two trapped miners when the official search was called off. The kind of person who never took life for granted, but rather took every opportunity available and lived it without regret.
Rusty is survived by his wife of 72 years, his two children, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two brothers.
Lewiston Tribune September 27, 2014
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