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Russell Leif Gilstad

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Russell Leif Gilstad

Birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Death
10 Jan 2009 (aged 81)
Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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MYRTLE BEACH | Russell L. Gilstad, 78, of Dornoch Place, died Saturday, January 10, 2009.

Mr. Gilstad was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a son of the late Leif and Emma Pearson Gilstad.

He graduated from the University of Minnesota and worked as a computer systems analyst for Honeywell/Bull for over 40 years. He was an active volunteer for SMARC in the Middlesex County of Massachusetts, as well as for ARC in Horry County. He was a beloved member and participant in many church programs and activities.

Surviving are four sons, Kurt Mosser and his wife, Brenda, and Douglas Gilstad all of Myrtle Beach, Scott Gilstad of Melbourne, Fla., and Peter Gilstad of West Palm Beach, Fla.; three daughters, Cheryl Moore and her husband, James, of Holliston, Mass., Diane Joyce of Myrtle Beach, and Pamela Parker-Weiderman and her husband, Bud, of Silver Springs, Md.; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one sister, Barbara Anderson of Duluth, Minn.

Mr. Gilstad was predeceased by his wife, Marion Woodward Gilstad.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 17, 2009 in Mr. Gilstad's hometown of Holliston, Mass.

Memorials may be sent to The ARC of Coastal Carolina, P.O. Box 32187, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588 or to Mercy Hospice and Palliative Care, P.O. Box 50640, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579.

Please sign a guest book at goldfincgfuneralhome.com and at MyrtleBeachOnline.com.

Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel, is in charge of local arrangements.
MYRTLE BEACH | Russell L. Gilstad, 78, of Dornoch Place, died Saturday, January 10, 2009.

Mr. Gilstad was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a son of the late Leif and Emma Pearson Gilstad.

He graduated from the University of Minnesota and worked as a computer systems analyst for Honeywell/Bull for over 40 years. He was an active volunteer for SMARC in the Middlesex County of Massachusetts, as well as for ARC in Horry County. He was a beloved member and participant in many church programs and activities.

Surviving are four sons, Kurt Mosser and his wife, Brenda, and Douglas Gilstad all of Myrtle Beach, Scott Gilstad of Melbourne, Fla., and Peter Gilstad of West Palm Beach, Fla.; three daughters, Cheryl Moore and her husband, James, of Holliston, Mass., Diane Joyce of Myrtle Beach, and Pamela Parker-Weiderman and her husband, Bud, of Silver Springs, Md.; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one sister, Barbara Anderson of Duluth, Minn.

Mr. Gilstad was predeceased by his wife, Marion Woodward Gilstad.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 17, 2009 in Mr. Gilstad's hometown of Holliston, Mass.

Memorials may be sent to The ARC of Coastal Carolina, P.O. Box 32187, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588 or to Mercy Hospice and Palliative Care, P.O. Box 50640, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579.

Please sign a guest book at goldfincgfuneralhome.com and at MyrtleBeachOnline.com.

Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel, is in charge of local arrangements.


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