BUCHAN, Ethel M. (Gerry) 1916-2012

BUCHAN, GERRY, USHER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 12/7/2012 at 12:51:19

Ethel M. Buchan
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CHARLES CITY, IOWA - Ethel M. Buchan, 96, of Charles City, died Dec. 6, 2012, at the 9th Street Chautauqua Guest Home, Charles City.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Mon., Dec. 10, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Charles City. Officiating will be the Rev. Jim Beranek. Burial will follow at Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.

Online condolences may be left at www.fullertonfh.com .

Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, Iowa. 641-228-4211. www.fullertonfh.com

[Source: Globe Gazette, December 7, 2012]

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Ethel M. Buchan, 96

Ethel M. Buchan, 96, of Charles City, died Dec. 6, 2012, at the 9th Street Chautauqua Guest Home, Charles City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Charles City. Officiating will be Rev. Jim Beranek. Burial will follow at Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the church on Monday. Online condolences may be left at www.fullertonfh. com.

Ethel was born on November 23, 1916, in Charles City, to H.E. and Mabel (Usher) Gerry. She grew up in Waterloo and graduated from Waterloo High School in the top third of her class in 1935. On September 14, 1946, she married Robert Buchan in Waterloo. She was a housewife and helped with her husband’s farm. She farmed with her husband for 35 years and also worked for John Deere for over 20 years. She enjoyed flower gardening and had a love of music and reading.

Those left to cherish her memories are many nieces and nephews.

Preceding Ethel in death were her parents, husband Robert in 1989, and four brothers.

Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, (641) 228-4211, www.fullertonfh.com, is in charge of the arrangements.

Charles City Press, December 7, 2012