Dylan Dean Westby

July 12, 1988 — April 18, 2009

RUSHFORD, Minn. n Dylan Dean Westby, 20, of Rushford left the earth to watch over us from above on Saturday, April 18, 2009.

He was born in La Crosse, Wis., on July 12, 1988, to Dean and Dee Ann (Brand) Westby. Dylan was raised in Rushford and graduated from Rushford-Peterson High School in 2007.

Dylan was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved to sit in his tree stands on the family homestead looking for that trophy buck. Dylan always waited patiently to pull that monster fish out of the water while fishing on the Root River.

He was a kind hearted and loving young man, nothing showed that more than to see him joking around with his family and teaching his nieces how to hunt and fish. He is a loved son, brother, grandson, uncle, cousin and friend.

Dylan is immensely loved by his parents and siblings. He will be painfully missed and never forgotten.

Dylan left to watch over his parents, Dean and Dee Ann; two sisters, Rana (Andrew) Olson of Kasson, Minn., Leah (Shawn) Tennant of Buffalo City, Wis.; one brother, Steven of Rushford; grandparents, Doris and Shelby Westby, and Marilyn Brand of Rushford; five nieces, Tawna, Tia, Kylie, Madison and Macy; and by many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Vernon Brand.

The funeral service for Dylan will be at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 24, at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Peterson, Minn. The Rev. Wade Davick will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Hoff Funeral Homes-Rushford Chapel and one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church.