Daniel Rusch of Summit Lake died Sunday, Nov.13, 2011. He was 24 years old.
He was born on Oct. 6, 1987 in Hastings, Minn., a son of Tim and Mary (Erickson) Rusch, who now live in Summit Lake.
He spent his childhood in Hastings, moved to Summit Lake in 2002 and graduated from Elcho High School with the class of 2006. He attended Nicolet Technical College in Rhinelander where he earned a degree in welding.
For the past three years Mr. Rusch owned and operated Big Dan's Disposal Services in Antigo. He was also employed seasonally at Weavers' Resort on Pelican Lake.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time at his family's town of Upham cabin, which he helped build. He spent a great deal of time enjoying the outdoors with his dog, Maddie.
He was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Elcho and the Hyland Lakes Lions Club.
Survivors including his parents are a sister Amanda (Nick) Schommer, Hastings; a nephew, Thomas Schommer, Hastings; maternal grandmother, Joyce Erickson, Elcho; paternal grandparents, Jack and Ardis Rusch, Antigo; maternal aunts and uncle Pat Broukal, Post Lake, Linda Erickson, Elcho, Lisa (Mike) Haefs, Pelican Lake; and his paternal aunts and uncles, Vicki (Butch) Perrot, Antigo, Paula (John) Spiegl, Deerbrook, Greg (Kathy) Rusch, Antigo, and Gary (Jeanne) Rusch, DeForest.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Howard Erickson, and an uncle Greg Broukal.
Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Elcho with Rev. Jerome Hahn officiating. Burial will take place in Lakeside Cemetery, Summit Lake.
Visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Bradley Funeral Home and Friday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services at the church.
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Mary and Tim,
Our thoughts and Prayers goes out to you and your family.
Mary & Tim ~~ How very sorry we are to hear about Dan. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. May his memory bring smiles to your face and wrap your hearts in warmth! We still smile at the thought of Dan and Alex standing in the wagon pretending to fish in the cul-de-sac when they were little. Our prayers to you both as well as Amanda and her family.
We were so sorry to hear about "Big Dan". We first met Dan at Larry's when he would stop later in the evening. He would come in quietly, have a soda and observe the happenings. He was such a polite and kind young man, always with smile on his face. Our deepest sympathies to his family. His memory will never be forgotten by those who knew him.
Tim, Mary and family,
I cannot express enough our sympathies to your family. Our continued thoughts and prayers are with you during this very difficult time.
Dear Rusch Family - we are so sorry for the loss of your beloved Daniel. Our sympathies and prayers are with all of you during this very sad time.
i am so sorry for your loss and my prayers go out to you and your family in this time of grieving it is hard to lose someone at such a young age
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Dear Tim and Family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this very sad time.
Sincere sympathy,
I am so sorry for your lost. Dan was such a good person. He use to come pick up my garbage when I could not get there and when I did get there he always has a smile. We always joked around and about the turkey he put on the hill. He was like part of our family.We will miss him.
We just learned of your son's passing....We are so sorry for your loss and we wish we could make the trip to give you all hugs and love. We were quite fond of Dan as a youth when you were our neighbors. We remember he grinned from ear to ear and had so much energy. Please accept our love and sympathy. May God bless and keep you!
Love, Steve and Bonnie Vetsch and family
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I am a customer of the business that Dan ran. He always greeted me with a smile and a" Hello, hows your day?". He was a sweet young man and I am happy to of met him. He will be missed. My sincerest condolences to his family.
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