ARMSTEAD, Warren (Grandpa) Custer

The Payson Roundup, Payson, Arizona, Tuesday, June 09, 2015 Warren “Grandpa” Custer Armstead September 3, 1915 - June 4, 2015 Warren Custer Armstead, “aka’’ Grandpa, age 99, of Payson, Ariz., died Thursday, June 4, 2015 at his home. He was born Sept. 3, 1915, in Riverdale Township, Minn. Warren married Evalyn Olsen in June 1943. They lived and worked in Minnesota as farmers until 1959. He is survived by two sons, Gary (Sandra) Armstead of Fort Bidwell, Colo. and Daniel Armstead of Payson, Ariz.; five grandchildren, Mike, Timothy, Misty, Greg and Cozette Meschke Armstead; 15 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren. Warren was preceded in death by his wife, Evalyn in 1998; and his son, Ron Armstead in 2013. A memorial service for Warren will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 27 at the Payson Mount Cross Lutheran Church. A memorial service and burial service will be held in Lake Hanska Lutheran Church, Lake Hanska, Minn. this summer 2015. Interment will be at Lake Hanska Lutheran Church cemetery.