Winifred (Winnie) J. (Rognlien) Busch (1916-2010)
BUSCH, ROGNLIEN, WIERSON, SCHUMACHER, TICE, THOMAS, WIDMER, DAMGE, BLOOM, RICHARD
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 9/19/2010 at 18:54:47
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, September 14, 2010.
Winifred Busch, 94, of Ames died Sunday, Sept. 12, at Israel Family Hospice House. Arrangements are pending with Adams Funeral Home.
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Friday, September 17, 2010.
Winifred (Winnie) J. Busch, 94, of Ames, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, Sept. 12, at Israel Family Hospice House, surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 17, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, in Ames. Visitation was on Thursday, Sept. 16, also at St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Winnie was born June 4, 1916, in Walnut Grove, Minn., to Joseph and Walnette (Wierson) Rognlien. She spent her early years in Eagle Grove and came to Ames as a high school sophomore, graduating from Ames High School in 1934. She attended Iowa State College and worked as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. in Ames.
She married Charles Schumacher in 1937 and moved to St. Louis. They moved to Arlington Heights, Ill., in 1940 where their two children, Stephen and Shirley, were born. After Charles’ sudden death while on a business trip, Winnie and her two children moved back to Ames in 1945.
Winnie married Paul Busch on Aug. 14, 1948. They lived in Ames all their married life and were blessed with two children, Wanda and Daniel. Winnie used her many talents caring for parents, spouses, children and grandchildren. She loved her family and was especially glad she was able to see and know her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was “Gigi” to the great-grandchildren, and they loved the “Gigi cookies” (Kringla) she baked for them.
She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, loved to worship her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and especially enjoyed the praise music of the Gaithers. She liked playing bridge with friends and played until very recently. She was a member of Ames Woman’s Club and greatly enjoyed travel throughout her life.
She is survived by three children, Shirley (Dennis) Tice, of Ames; Wanda (Charles) Thomas, of Urbandale; and Daniel Busch, of Nevada; one daughter-in-law, Diane Schumacher, of Bullhead City, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren, Heather (Kurt) Widmer, Christopher Tice, Lisa (Mike) Damge, Charles (Pam) Thomas II, Melyssa (Jason) Bloom, Benjamin (Kelly) Thomas, Aaron, Joy, Johnathan and Rachael Busch; and 14 great-grandchildren, Ashley, Kyle and Anna Widmer; Nicholas Tice; Jacob, Joshua and Benjamin Damge; Blake, Lauren and Claire Thomas; Jackson, Luke and Hudson Bloom; and Miller Thomas. Also surviving are one brother-in-law, Willis Richard, two sisters-in-law, Adele Rognlien and Esther Rognlien; and many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Charles Schumacher and Paul Busch; her brother, Walt Rognlien; her sister, Marie Richard; and one son, Stephen Schumacher.
Memorials may be directed to St. Paul Lutheran Church or Israel Family Hospice House. Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Service is assisting the family with arrangements.
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