William Edward Buss (1927-2019)
BUSS, SILKETT, EICHHORST, PARKER, AUGUSTIN, INMAN, GROTE, EAGAN
Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 9/13/2019 at 20:58:42
Obituary From Adams Soderstrum Funeral Home, Story County, Iowa.
William Edward Buss, age 91, of Ames, passed away on August 12, 2019 at Green Hills Retirement Community.
Born on October 7, 1927 in Long Beach, CA, Bill was the son of Claude and Lillie (Silkett) Buss. He graduated from Clarinda High School in 1946. Bill enlisted in the United States Army on October 3, 1946 and served until his honorable discharge on March 8, 1948. Bill was united in marriage to Nadine Eichhorst on August 7, 1949 in Yorktown, Iowa. His education included Clarinda Junior College and Iowa State College (Iowa State University), graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering in 1956. Bill worked for the Iowa Highway Commission, later known as the Iowa Department of Transportation as a Road Construction Engineer from 1956 until his retirement in 1990. He was very grateful for the opportunity to go on the Freedom Flight to Washington D.C. on October 16, 2012. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Bethesda Lutheran Church. Bill was a lifelong Cyclone supporter following ISU football and basketball. He loved to do woodworking and tinker in his shop.
Bill is survived by his daughters: Debra (Larry) Parker of Nevada, Patricia (Albert) Augustin of Colo, Barbara Inman of Polk City, Beverly (Greg) Grote of Jefferson City, Missouri and Jane (Jeff) Eagan of Ames; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife of 68 years Nadine (Eichhorst) Buss, his parents and four sisters.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Bethesda Lutheran Church followed by a family visitation. Burial will be in the Clarinda Cemetery in Clarinda, Iowa August 28, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the family.
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