Brigette Bertha Auguste Gust

Hartselle A funeral for Brigitte Gust, 93 of Hartselle was held May 3, 2025, at 12 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Decatur with Pastor Aaron Kretzschmar officiating. Burial was at Johnson Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Gust passed away April 21, 2025, at Summerford Health and Rehab in Falkville. She was born July 26, 1931, in Kolberg, Germany, to Gerhard and Hedwig Holz. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johann “Joe” Gust, her parents, and her three sons, Dieter, Norbert, and John. She was a retired baker. During retirement, she could be seen working in her garden or flower beds. She was a football fan, especially Alabama and Green Bay Packer football. She enjoyed cooking and baking for her family whom she loved dearly. Survivors include her daughter, Heidi Holder, of Hartselle; two daughters-in-law, Patricia Gust, of Fond du Lac, WI and Barbara Gust, of Cudahy, WI; six grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. Pallbearers were Kevin Gust, Shawn Holder, Riley Dehnel, Aaron Webber, Jim Hughes and Bruce Asher.