R. Bruce Huston

R. BRUCE HUSTON MUSCATINE, Iowa - R. Bruce Huston, 80, of Muscatine, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Lutheran Living. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 10, 2017, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Dr. Bruce Ursin will officiate. A Funeral Luncheon will be held at Geneva Golf and Country Club following the service. Visitation will be held from 9 until 11 a.m. on Monday, April 10, 2017, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation or Wesley United Methodist Church. Online condolences: www.wittichfuneralhome.com Bruce was born on February 11, 1937, in Joliet, Illinois, the son of Gordon and Olive Johnson Huston. He married Sandra Spitzer on January 25, 1959, in Lostant, Illinois. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois. He received his PhD in Bio Chemistry from the University of Washington in Seattle. He worked for Grain Processing Corporation from 1969 until 1993, and retired as Vice-President of Process Development. He was a member of Wesley United Methodis...[more]

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hurch and Elks Lodge. He enjoyed completing building projects with his two sons and granddaughters. Bruce had a passion for music throughout his life and played all the brass instruments. He sang with the Elks Chanters for 40 years, was a member of the Muscatine Civic Chorale and sang with the Church Choir. He was a member of the Illini Marching Band that played for President Eisenhower's second inaugural parade. He played his euphonium horn with the Quad Cities Wind Ensemble, the Wesley Winds, the Washington Municipal Band, and many other musical groups. Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Sandy Huston of Muscatine; two sons, Glenn Huston and wife, Kathy, of Muscatine, and Carl Huston and wife, Ronda of West Columbia, Texas; five grandchildren, Tabitha, Hope, and Melyssa, Danielle Andes and husband, Caleb, and Sydney Hans and husband, Randy, three great-grandchildren, Keely and Wyatt Andres and Leo Hans; one brother, Brent Huston and wife, Helen, of Manhattan, Illinois; and one sister, Christine Lee and husband, Leslie, of Union Grove, Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his parents.