Albert “Rusty” Schieber, 88, of Dell Rapids, formerly of Colman, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at Avera Dells Area Hospital in Dell Rapids.
Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Monday at Colman Lutheran Church. Burial is in the Colman Cemetery. Visitation is 2 – 4 p.m. Sunday at Skroch Funeral Chapel in Colman.
He was born Oct. 29, 1928, at Thunderhook, to John and Lena (Kurt) Schieber. Rusty attended grade school in Brandt and graduated from high school at Toronto. He entered the U.S. Navy and after his discharge was married to Joyce Colberg on Oct. 30, 1949, at Luverne, Minn.
They lived in Astoria and Toronto and he drove truck for Thompson Brothers. They moved to Colman in 1968 and Rusty drove for T&R Electric retiring in 1999. His wife preceded him in death on Oct. 19, 1999. Rusty moved to Dell Rapids in 2015.
He was a member of Colman Lutheran Church, former mayor of Colman, enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and cooking and was a former pool player.
Rusty is survived by five daughters, Kayleen (Richard) Kaduce of Eau Claire, Wis., Deb Vrooman of Dell Rapids, Lori (Frank) Walker of Brandon, Lisa (Scott) Shearer of Brookings and Jody (John) Backer of Sioux City, Iowa; a son, John of Harrisburg; 20 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.  
Rusty was preceded in death by his wife; son-in-law, Loren; six brothers, Herman, Frank, Joseph, Mike, John and Clifford and two sisters, Catherine and Grace.    
For online condolences, visit www.skrochfc.com.