04/08/2026
The funeral service for Wayne Livingston, 88, of Russell, will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the Grace First Church in Russell. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 8, from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 5:30 p.m. at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall. Visitation will continue on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at Grace First Church in
Russell. Interment will follow the service at the Russell Cemetery.
Wayne William Livingston was born on November 25, 1937, in Balaton, Minnesota, to Lee and Lucille (Wood) Livingston. He grew up in Russell and graduated from Russell High School. Wayne obtained his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from South Dakota State University. Wayne was a Vietnam-era member of both the South Dakota and Minnesota National Guards.
He and Marian Williams were united in marriage on August 26, 1961. They lived in Maple Grove and Wayne worked for the Bemis Company in Minneapolis. Wayne transferred to the Curwood Company, and later to Bemis Converter Films, and thei family relocated to New London, Wisconsin in 1978. Wayne retired in 2000 and they moved back home to Russell.
Wayne loved the outdoors. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, trapping, and watching birds. Wayne was a faithful steward of resources, natural and financial; fiscally responsible yet very generous. Wayne’s formative years covered the Second World War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam conflict, instilling him with fierce
patriotism and a love of service.
Wayne passed on Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Tyler, MN, and was reunited with his son, after a long journey with health problems. Wayne is survived by his wife, Marian Livingston of Russell, with whom he enjoyed almost 65 years of marriage,
daughter Kristi (Brian) Fischer of Duluth, daughter Danna (Bobby) Livingston-Matherly of Lake Nebagamon, WI, nine granddaughters and two great-grandchildren, sister Barbara (Marland) Burckhardt of Carlisle, PA, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Chad Livingston, in-laws Alfred and Jeanette Williams, brother Darwin (Mary Jane)
Livingston, beloved nieces and nephews, and other relatives. Wayne has found his comfort, peace, and great reward with those he had lost and wishes solace to those who survive him.
In God we trust.
In lieu of flowers or memorials, please consider a donation to a non-profit of your choosing.
