Busing, Ruth Arlene (Day) (1925 -2024)

BUSING, DAY, PETERSEN, CONRAD, PROBST, PETERSEN, KEW, COLE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/31/2024 at 14:51:32

Name of deceased: Ruth Arlene Busing (nee Day)

Aged: 98 yrs, 9 mo, 24 days

Residence: Missouri Valley, Pottawattamie County, IA

Born: Oct. 16, 1925; Honey Creek, Pottawattamie County, IA

Died: Aug. 10, 2024; Azria Health Longview Nursing Home, Missouri Vally, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Friday, Aug. 16, 2024; United Methodist Church, Mo. Valley, IA

Survived by: Husband of 71 years, Bud Busing of Missouri Valley, IA; children, Bruce Busing (spouse, Deb) of Logan, IA and Christine (spouse, Kirk) Petersen of Harlan, IA; grandchildren, Jennifer (spouse, Alex) Conrad of Logan, IA, Michael (spouse, Mariah) Busing of Missouri Valley, IA, Sara (spouse, Mitch) Probst of Logan, IA, Matthew (spouse, Carrie) Busing of Logan, IA, Mitchel (spouse, Kate) Petersen of Harlan, IA and Amanda (spouse, Brandon) Kew of Omaha, NE; 12 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Frederick and Helen (nee Cole) Day; infant son, Steven Edward; brothers, Lester, Lawrence and Glen Day

Education: Attended country school in Honey Creek, IA, and graduated from Missouri Valley High School, Class of 1944

Religious affiliation: Lifelong member of United Methodist Church, Missouri Valley, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Wilber “Bud” Busing; Sep. 21. 1952; United Methodist Church, Missouri Valley, IA

Employment: Worked as a bank employee as well as in real estate sales with Bud, but most of her life was spent as a farmer’s wife

Hobbies/Interests: Member, Missouri Valley Eastern Star, the United Methodist Church Women, the American Legion Auxiliary (where she was the chaplain), Friends of the Library and the Community Memorial Hospital Auxiliary (where she was president twice), the Red Hat Society, and the Tuesday Club; she always had a large garden; loved the outdoors and all the animals on the farm; she was a Cub Scout den mother, a 4-H leader and was known for grooming the calves tails for the livestock shows; enjoyed golfing, vacationing and spending their winters in Arizona and Florida; loved to cook and bake, particularly baking Christmas cookies with the grandkids; mostly, she cherished time spent with family and loved seeing and playing with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Sources: foutsfuneralhome.com