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Carl M. Busness - 1902-1986

BUSNESS, ANDERSON, LEIRAN, KESSEL, JOHNSON, BALEKOS, JASPER, KELLY, WHITE, BJERKE, KOLSRUD

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 2/8/2011 at 19:22:00

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON DEMOCRAT November 13, 1986
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Carl M. Busness, age 84, of Waukon, Iowa died Monday, November 10, 1986 at the Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital in Decorah, Iowa. Services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 12 at the East Synod Lutheran Church with Pastor Mark De Garmeaux officiating. Burial was in the East Synod Lutheran Cemetery with Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Casket bearers were Willard Leiran, Norman Leiran, Ordell Bjerke, Ernest Bjerke, Robert Kolsrud, Lester Busness, Wayne Schmieden, Robert McLeese, and Norman Monserud.

Carl was born September 23, 1902 in Waterville, Iowa to Holger and Caroline (Anderson) Busness. He attended Waterville area schools. He married Selina T. Leiran on June 19, 1925 at East Synod Lutheran Church. She died in 1959. On July 31, 1960 he married Vera "Fern" (Kessel) Johnson at the East Synod Lutheran Church. He had been a farmer, school bus mechanic at Waterville and a mail carrier. He had been a lifetime area resident.

He was preceded in death by a daughter Mildred Kelly; 2 step-sons John Johnson and Donald Johnson; a granddaughter Helen, a great-grandson, Darren and two sisters, Nora and Mabel.

Surviving are his wife Fern; 2 daughters Mrs. George (Loretta) Balekos of Monona, Iowa and Mrs. Bryce (Clarice) Jasper of Erskine, Minnesota; 2 step-daughters Mary L. Kelly and Mrs. Edmond (Betty) White, both of Waukon, Iowa; 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren; and step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Holger Busness of Waukon, Iowa and Otis Busness of Jacksonville, Florida; and 2 sisters, Mrs. Martha Bjerke of Waukon, Iowa and Mrs. Emma Kolsrud of Charles City, Iowa.


 

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