Sue Rude

Memorial Service: Monday, November 10, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sunrise Presbyterian Church in Great Falls.

Visitation: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City.

Funeral Service: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City.

Interment: Family lot in the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City.

Karel "Sue" (Kosty) Rud, age 60, of Great Falls, Montana formerly of Miles City passed away Friday, November 7, 2003 in Great Falls, Montana as a result of a car/train accident.

Sue was born in Miles City, Montana on March 15, 1943, the daughter of Victor and Jean (Stoner) Kosty. She attended schools in Miles City, graduating from Custer County High School. Sue married James Elliot in December of 1965 in Miles City. To this union, three children were born: Vikki, Amy and Heather. They lived in Glasgow, Montana before moving back to Miles City. In 1986, Sue moved to Bozeman where she continued her education at Montana State University and received her Masters Degree in Adult Education. On June 22, 1991, she and Chuck Rud were married. They made their home in Great Falls where she was an insurance agent and a member of the Life Underwriter Training Council, being president from 1998 to 1999, until the time of her death. Sue enjoyed sewing, quilting, camping, huckleberry picking, cooking, and spending time with her family, especially their three dogs; Tuffy, Tiger and Tinkerbell. Sue was always looking for ways to give - to her family and friends even throughout her battle with breast cancer. She served as a shining example of courage, grace, and strength. We are all so proud to be able to call her a breast cancer survivor.

Sue is survived by her husband Chuck of Great Falls, MT; three daughters: Vikki Bohlman and her husband Leland of Lacey, WA, Amy Frazey and her husband John of Tigard, OR, and Heather Elliot of Miles City, MT; her father and step-mother, Victor and Alex Kosty of Miles City, MT; a step-son, Lloyd Haight of Denver, CO; three brothers: Kurt Kosty and his wife Jill of Bellevue, WA, Clark Kosty and his wife Mary of Kent, WA and Doug Kosty and his wife Cindy of Salem, OR; and; a sister, Norma Brown and her husband Bob of Federal Way, WA; and three grandchildren: Deanna, Krysten and Erin Bohlman.

Sue was preceded in death by her mother, Jean (Stoner) Kosty.

A Memorial Service will be held Monday, November 10, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sunrise Presbyterian Church in Great Falls. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 11, 2003 in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will follow in the family lot of the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.