Full Name: Joshuah Rich Gustafson Age: 23 Years Sex: Male
Current address: Mayetta, Kansas
Date of death: Sunday, September 15, 2002
Place of death: Topeka, Kansas
Date of birth: January 18, 1979 Place of birth: Topeka, Kansas
Parents: Michael S. and Kathie L. Valyer Gustafson
Years in current city/town: life-long resident of the area
Background: 1997 Graduate of Royal Valley High School. Attended Highland Community College. He
has worked construction since he was a teenager. He was employed by Kerns Construction.
Immediate survivors:
Parents: Michael and Kathie Gustafson, Mayetta, Kansas
1 Brother: Jeremiah Gustafson, Topeka, KS
Fiancé: Melissa Viergever, Mayetta. KS
1 Niece: Janine Gustafson, Topeka, KS
Grandparents: George Gustafson, Topeka, KS
Lillian Wilson, Topeka, KS
George Valyer, Hudson Falls, NY
Service time, day, date, place: Memorial services will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, September 20, 2002 at
First United Methodist Church, Topeka, Kansas
Visitation times, place: Cremation is planned. There will be no visitation.
Memorial contributions, if any: Make A Wish Foundation of Kansas, 2016 N. Amidon, Wichita, KS 67203