Ruth Melvilla Buser

Ruth M. Buser COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa -- Ruth Melvilla Buser, 93, of Columbus Junction, formerly of Conesville, died Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2015 at the United Methodist Church in Columbus Junction. Following the funeral service, a time of food and fellowship will be held at Columbus Junction United Methodist Church. Burial will take place in Conesville Cemetery, at a later date. Visitation will be from 10 until 11 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2015, at the church. Memorials for Ruth may be written to the United Methodist Church in Columbus Junction. The Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services is caring for Ruth and her family. Ruth was born on December 21, 1921, in Conesville, the daughter of Vere M. and Florence A. Wehmeyer Walker. On June 29, 1941, Ruth was united in marriage to Charles L. Buser in Morning Sun. She received a teaching certificate from the Iowa State Teachers College and taught at Brockway country school and Sunday school. Ruth was a member of the United Methodist Church in Col. Junction, United Methodist Women, United Methodist Bell C...[more]

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r, Half Hour Study Club, ETUDE Club, Lions Club, P.E.O., and she previously held leadership roles in the General Federation of Women's Clubs and Farm Bureau. She enjoyed reading, playing bridge, the Hawkeyes, music, gardening and flowers. Ruth will be dearly missed by her four sons, Lamoyne G. Buser and wife, Janice, of Conesville, Loren E. Buser of Cedar Falls, Raymond A. Buser and wife, Sally, of Fairfax, and Dr. Boyd R. Buser and wife, Pamela, of Pikeville, Kentucky; three daughters, Beverly R. Nielsen and husband, Steve, of Columbus Junction, Sandra J. Schatzberg of Waterloo, and Susan J. Williams and husband, Rob, of Manson; a son-in-law, Dr. Brian Fulton of Cherokee; 22 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Jessie Vera James of Haines City, Florida. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one daughter, Charlene R. Fulton; and one brother, Donald Walker.