Kenneth Laverne Gusta

Kenneth L. Gusta, 90, of Cedar Falls, Iowa died Monday morning, September 9, 2019 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Cedar Falls.

Funeral Service: 1:30 P.M. Thursday, September 12, 2019 at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein with Pastor Brian King officiating.

Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday and for one hour before the service at the funeral home on Thursday.

Interment: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein with military honors.

Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com

Kenneth Laverne Gusta was born September 3, 1929, at Elkader, Iowa, the son of Ernest and Leona (Kluth) Gusta. Kenneth proudly served in the United States Air Force as a load master and retired after 20 years of service. He drove semi for Kurk Trucking and Jensen Transportation. On December 22, 1990, he was united in marriage to Irene E. Anderson at Independence, Iowa. He was a member of Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls and the Black Hawk RC Pilots. Kenneth enjoyed remote control airplanes, drones, leather work, country music, dancing and his grandchildren.

Kenneth is survived by his wife: Irene Gusta of Cedar Falls; daughter: Cheryl Harrison of South Carolina; son: Kenneth Gusta, Jr. of South Carolina; stepson: Kenneth (Jennifer) Roeder of Dike; grandchildren: Emily, Haleigh and Katelyn; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Elvin (Irene) Anderson of Elgin, Wayne (Kay) Havenstrite of West Union, Harlen (Margaret) Anderson of West Union, Kerwin (Marlys) Anderson of West Union and Colleen Stohr of Oelwein; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother: George Gusta and sister: Ruth Vargason.