Rory James Austad was bornto parents Lyle and Joyce Boman Austad. He grew up and attended school in Goodridge, Minnesota and Thief River Falls, Minnesota. He then attended the AVTI in Thief River Falls for auto body repair.
Rory worked as a carpenter in the Twin Cities and the Pequot Lakes/Brainerd, Minnesota area for several years. The last eight years, he spent working for Tony Moen for Northern Construction out of Goodridge. He and his fiancé, Melissa, resided in Goodridge until recently when they moved to Trail.
Rory loved hunting, fishing, animals, the outdoors and spending time with family and friends. He was known as a “jack-of-all-trades” and a fun-loving person who always had a smile on his face. He will be fondly remembered by his friends and family as someone with a heart of gold who was always willing to lend a hand to anyone in need. He will be missed.
Survivors include three children, Rachel, Katie and Michael; two grandchildren, Nathan and David; his father, Lyle; fiancé, Melissa Hagman; four siblings, Troy (Nanette), Kellie (Jake) Macias, Kari Wilde, and Carissa (Mike) Affeldt. Many nieces and nephews also survive.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Joyce; step-mother, Vicki Austad; his grandparents, Ione and Ole Austad and Wallace and Violet Boman; uncles, Russell Austad and Gary Austad; and cousins, Jonathan Austad and Harold Myrum.
Rory worked as a carpenter in the Twin Cities and the Pequot Lakes/Brainerd, Minnesota area for several years. The last eight years, he spent working for Tony Moen for Northern Construction out of Goodridge. He and his fiancé, Melissa, resided in Goodridge until recently when they moved to Trail.
Rory loved hunting, fishing, animals, the outdoors and spending time with family and friends. He was known as a “jack-of-all-trades” and a fun-loving person who always had a smile on his face. He will be fondly remembered by his friends and family as someone with a heart of gold who was always willing to lend a hand to anyone in need. He will be missed.
Survivors include three children, Rachel, Katie and Michael; two grandchildren, Nathan and David; his father, Lyle; fiancé, Melissa Hagman; four siblings, Troy (Nanette), Kellie (Jake) Macias, Kari Wilde, and Carissa (Mike) Affeldt. Many nieces and nephews also survive.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Joyce; step-mother, Vicki Austad; his grandparents, Ione and Ole Austad and Wallace and Violet Boman; uncles, Russell Austad and Gary Austad; and cousins, Jonathan Austad and Harold Myrum.
Rory James Austad was bornto parents Lyle and Joyce Boman Austad. He grew up and attended school in Goodridge, Minnesota and Thief River Falls, Minnesota. He then attended the AVTI in Thief River Falls for auto body repair.
Rory worked as a carpenter in the Twin Cities and the Pequot Lakes/Brainerd, Minnesota area for several years. The last eight years, he spent working for Tony Moen for Northern Construction out of Goodridge. He and his fiancé, Melissa, resided in Goodridge until recently when they moved to Trail.
Rory loved hunting, fishing, animals, the outdoors and spending time with family and friends. He was known as a “jack-of-all-trades” and a fun-loving person who always had a smile on his face. He will be fondly remembered by his friends and family as someone with a heart of gold who was always willing to lend a hand to anyone in need. He will be missed.
Survivors include three children, Rachel, Katie and Michael; two grandchildren, Nathan and David; his father, Lyle; fiancé, Melissa Hagman; four siblings, Troy (Nanette), Kellie (Jake) Macias, Kari Wilde, and Carissa (Mike) Affeldt. Many nieces and nephews also survive.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Joyce; step-mother, Vicki Austad; his grandparents, Ione and Ole Austad and Wallace and Violet Boman; uncles, Russell Austad and Gary Austad; and cousins, Jonathan Austad and Harold Myrum.
Rory worked as a carpenter in the Twin Cities and the Pequot Lakes/Brainerd, Minnesota area for several years. The last eight years, he spent working for Tony Moen for Northern Construction out of Goodridge. He and his fiancé, Melissa, resided in Goodridge until recently when they moved to Trail.
Rory loved hunting, fishing, animals, the outdoors and spending time with family and friends. He was known as a “jack-of-all-trades” and a fun-loving person who always had a smile on his face. He will be fondly remembered by his friends and family as someone with a heart of gold who was always willing to lend a hand to anyone in need. He will be missed.
Survivors include three children, Rachel, Katie and Michael; two grandchildren, Nathan and David; his father, Lyle; fiancé, Melissa Hagman; four siblings, Troy (Nanette), Kellie (Jake) Macias, Kari Wilde, and Carissa (Mike) Affeldt. Many nieces and nephews also survive.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Joyce; step-mother, Vicki Austad; his grandparents, Ione and Ole Austad and Wallace and Violet Boman; uncles, Russell Austad and Gary Austad; and cousins, Jonathan Austad and Harold Myrum.
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