Odin L. Huseth

Odin L. Huseth, age 86, of Cameron, WI passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Chetek surrounded by his loving family. Odin was born November 5, 1930 in the Township of Dallas, WI to Gustave and Clara (Melby) Huseth and was the youngest of seven sons. After the death of his father in December 1933, the family moved to the Mac Lake area, west of Spooner where he attended grade school through the sixth grade. He graduated from Spooner High School in May 1949, a month after his mother’s passing. After graduating high school, he moved to Dallas and lived with relatives and hauled milk for a living. On September 16, 1950, he married Maxine Amundson at New Scandinavia Lutheran Church. They lived in Menomonie where he worked at Sanna Dairies. In September 1953, he started working for Wisconsin Hydro which later became Northern States Power. They lived in Dallas and Colfax before settling in Cameron for the past 51 years. Odin retired from NSP on January 1, 1991. Odin was a long-time member of Faith Lutheran Church. He loved sports and was a faithful Green Bay Packer fan. He was also an avid golfer who, after 35 years of golfing, scored a hole-in-one at his favorite course in Dallas. He was a kind, generous soul with a warm, infectious smile. “We have lost, Heaven has gained, the most wonderful Dad this world contained; there’s just one thing that makes us glad, God chose you to be our Dad”.

Odin was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers: George, Clifford, Raymond, Vernon, Dewey and Herb, mother and father-in-law, two sisters-in-law, nine nephews, five nieces, and great-granddaughter: Mariah. Odin is survived by his devoted wife, Maxine, children: Larry (Gayle) Huseth, Pamela Huseth-Voigt, Jeffrey (Kathy) Huseth, Kurt (Brenda) Huseth, and Stacy (Jim) Sturz, grandchildren: Melissa (Nate) Kallsen, Amy (Dan) Broom, Chris (Tracey) Anderson, Cory (Jill) Anderson, Josh (Sara) Huseth, Taylor Huseth, Callie Huseth, Derek (Amy) Johnson, Tosha (Nick) Larson, Cody Wiseman, Jenna Sturz and Jake Sturz, great-grandchildren: Makalyn, Madalyn, Nate, Caleb, Carter, Emily, Kellen, Dalton, Ethan, Alex, Sienna, Brooklyn, Kora, Emma, Connor, Eleanor and William “Liam” Odin. He is also survived by several nephews and nieces, and sisters-in-law: Mary, Tessie, Mardelle, Lorraine and Eve.

Funeral services will be (were) held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 12 at Faith Lutheran Church in Cameron with Rev. Tamra Harder officiating and interment following at New Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery in the Town of Maple Grove, rural Dallas. Visitation will be (was) held from 4-7 p.m. Monday at the Rausch-Lundeen Funeral Home in Cameron and also for the hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday. Arrangements are with Rausch-Lundeen Funeral Homes, Cameron & Dallas.

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