Russell Rusty Krall

Russell “Rusty” Krall died Tuesday evening April 26, 2016 at his Estes Park home. He was 88 years old. Russell George Krall was born September 3, 1927 at home in Johnson County, Iowa. His parents were George and Julia (Fuhrmeister) Krall. After graduating high school, Russell joined the United States Navy and served his country for 2 years. He returned home and worked on the family farm until he was hired at Amoco Oil Company. On October 20, 1948 he married Dolores (Dee) Miltner at St. Mary’s Parish in Solon, IA. After 20 years at Amoco he formed Krall Oil Company in Iowa City, which he operated for 7 years, retiring in the early 1980’s. Rusty was a member of St. Mary’s Church in Solon, IA and Our Lady of the Mountains in Estes Park, CO. Since 1989, Rusty and Dee spent summers in Estes Park, CO. He was a member of The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge # 476 in Yuma and American Legion Post # 460 in Solon. In Estes Park Rusty was an Ambassador at the Visitors Center and in Solon, he was a member of the School Board. He is survived by his wife, Dee, sons Tim and his wife Ann of Estes Park and Max and his wife Debra of Yuma; daughters Laurie Siders and her husband Tom of Lakeville, MN and Julia Brierton of Monument, CO and sisters-in-law Gerry (Jack) Lynch, Monie Krall and Virginia Miltner. He is also survived by 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters and a brother. A service will celebrate Rusty’s life at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church in Estes Park on Friday April 29, 2016 at 2:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to the Estes Valley Fire Protection District (EVFPD) in care of Allnutt Funeral Service 1302 Graves Ave. Estes Park, CO 80517.