Buck, Loretta Mae (1930 – 2008)

BUCK, FRIES, KINSER, MCCALLUM, MCMORRAN, JENNI, BRISTOL, PIERCE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/4/2013 at 23:38:34

Name of deceased: Loretta Mae Buck (nee Fries)

Aged: 77 yrs, 8 mo, 15 days

Residence: Tennant, IA

Born: Sept. 30, 1930, rural Walnut, IA

Died: June 14, 2008, Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital, Council Bluffs, IA

Funeral services: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Harlan, IA. Burial was in the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, IA.

Survived by: Sons, Steve (spouse, Sue) Buck of Tennant, IA, Gerald (spouse, Kim) Buck of Shelby, IA, Dana Buck of Tennant, IA, Gordon Buck of Portsmouth, IA; daughter, Connie (spouse, Tracey) McMorran of Bettendorf, IA; former daughter-in-law, Trudi Buck of Harlan, IA; brothers, Hugh Fries of Marion, IA, Roy (spouse, Ruth) Fries of Harlan, IA, Ivan (spouse, Kathleen) Fries of Irwin, IA, and Bob (spouse, Judy) Fries of West Concord, MN; sisters, Betty (spouse, John) Jenni of Harlan, IA, and Sue (spouse, Eldon) Bristol of Everett, WA; sister-in-law, Phyllis (spouse, Jim) Pierce of Atlantic, IA; 9 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; 6 step-great-grandchildren; 2 step-great-great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Hugo and Cloa (nee Kinser) Fries; husband, Roscoe Buck (deceased May 8, 2008); sister, Mary McCallum; brother, Norman Fries

Education: Shelby (IA) schools; graduated from Shelby High School, Class of 1948.

Marriage: Roscoe Harold Buck, Oct. 18, 1952, First Presbyterian Church, Shelby, IA

Employment: 6 years at CDS in Harlan, IA

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed attending her children’s and grandchildren’s sport teams; liked to play Bingo and cards, watch basketball on TV, gardening, cooking and canning; she was known for her dill pickles. She regularly attended the fair, and supported family members as they showed lambs and cattle. Loretta cherished family and was a great listener.

Source: burmeisterjohannsen.com