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Tracy Lee Rustman, age 56, of Eagle Lake, MN died Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Mankato. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2025 at Woodland Hills Funeral Chapel in Mankato. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Woodland Hills Memorial Park. Following the interment, the family invites everyone to join them for a Celebration of Life at the Loose Moose Saloon from 3:30 – 7:00.
Tracy was born November 28, 1968 in Mankato, MN to Lester and Judy (Allen) Rustman. He graduated from Welcome Memorial High School and received a Bachelor’s degree from Mankato State. September 14, 1996, he married Kim Nachreiner and they were blessed with one daughter, Morgan. September 22, 2017, he married Jody Wussow. Tracy was a supervisor for many years at Taylor Corporation and Jack Links before working many years as a forklift operator for Coloplast in Mankato.
Tracy loved baseball and was an avid Twins fan. He also enjoyed football, fastpitch softball, and listening to country music. He loved spending time with his friends and family, especially his grandchildren.
Tracy is survived by his wife, Jody of Eagle Lake; parents, Lester and Judy Rustman of Vernon Center; daughters, Morgan Rustman (Nathan Serbus) of Gibbon, MN, Taylor Ziegler of Mankato; stepson, Nate Braam of Good Thunder; step daughters, Nichole (Cody) Fenner of North Mankato; Bailey Braam (Jake Swanson) of Mankato; grandchildren, Brittany, Jace, Aubrey, Brooklyn, Harper and Colson; brother, Cory Rustman of Vernon Center He was preceded in death by maternal and paternal grandparents; aunt Lorraine and uncle Myrle as well as many other aunts and uncles.