Mrs. Rust Rites This Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs. Sophie Rust, who died at her home Sunday afternoon, December 22, 1946, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Zion Lutheran Church. Pastor John M. Ansorge officiated.

Burial was in the Manning Cemetery, and pallbearers were John Musfeldt, John Struve, Henry Boysen, Albert Puck, George Ohde, and Ernest Kuhn.

Mrs. Rust is survived by two daughters. Her husband, Henry F. Rust, is deceased.

She was born December 1, 1860, at Poggenhagen, Germany, daughter of Wilemene Bartels (father's name not discovered yet).
Carroll Daily Times Herald, December 26, 1946

Mrs. Sophie Rust Of Manning Dies at Her Daughter's Home
Mrs. Sophia Rust died Sunday night at the home of her daughter, Dorthea (Mrs. Louie) Ehlers, on Third Street in Manning.
The time of the funeral rites has not been set, but services will be held in the Zion Lutheran Church, with Pastor John M. Ansorge officiating.

Carroll Daily Times Herald, December 24, 1946

Mrs. Sophie Rust
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning for Mrs. Sophie Rust, who died Sunday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Louis and Dorthea Ehlers. Pastor John M. Ansorge conducted rites, with burial in Manning Cemetery.
Daily Nonpareil, December 26, 1946