J. Robert Pust

J. Robert Pust John Robert (Bob) Pust died on July 6, 2017 at Country Meadows Village in Woodburn, OR at the age of 90. He was born on February 1, 1927 in Glendive, Mt, the son of John E. and Margaret Pust, and lived in several communities in eastern Montana during his early years. He graduated from Dawson County High School in Glendive and then enlisted in the US Navy where he trained as a medic receiving the designation of Hospital Apprentice First Class (HA1). He was commissioned to a Navy ship just as World War II ended. He also graduated from Montana State College (now MSU) in Bozeman, MT with a degree in agriculture. On December 28, 1950 he married Elaine (Kaul) Pust who passed away on July 29, 2016. Over the years they resided in Nashua and Charlo, MT; Pullman, WA; Dallas, OR; and Vancouver, WA. Bob taught vocational agriculture in Nashua and Charlo High Schools, owned and operated a 200 acre beef cattle ranch in Charlo for 12 years, worked with soil testing, fertilizers, and seed cleaning in the Ronan-Charlo area, and in weed and crop production research with the Agronomy Dept. at Washington State University in Pullman. He was also an active member of five Alliance churches in the places where he lived, serving in various leadership roles. He is survived by his four children, Doris (Bill) Murphy of Osceola Mills, PA; Carol (Bill) Johnston of Yakima, WA; Perry (LaNnae) Pust of Vancouver, WA; and Dennis (Tracey) Pust of Woodburn, OR; 12 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren; and his sisters Laura Jean Phillips of Billings, MT; Nola Beth Tininenko of Mesa, AZ; and his brother Gordon Pust of Phoenix, AZ. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Daisilena Gaub and Geraldine Wessner; and one brother, Lyle Pust. Visitation will be at Evergreen Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, Vancouver, WA on Sunday, July 16, 2017 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Interment will be at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, July 17, 2017 at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, followed by a memorial service at the Evergreen Funeral Home at 12:30 p.m.

J. Robert Pust

February 1, 1927 - July 6, 2017