Obit: Buss, Lillian E. #2 (1921 - 2011)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt

Email: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Baeten, Bahr, Buss, Buss-Brusky, Engelking, Hammel, Lambrecht, Venzke, Wienaudt, Wire

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wisconsin) Wednesday, December 21, 2011, page 14

Buss, Lillian E. (Venzke) (April 22, 1921 - December 15, 2011)

Lillian E. Buss, age 90, of Abbotsford, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011, at her residence in the Town of Holton.

Lillian was born April 22, 1921, to Albert and Ida (Wienaudt) Venzke in the Township of Holton.

She was baptized on May 8, 1921, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Milan. She attended Berry Grade School and transferred to Milan Grade School until eighth grade. After schooling she worked as a housekeeper in Milwaukee. On August 28, 1943, Lillian was united in marriage to Chester Buss at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Milan. Lillian and Chester owned and operated a farm in the Town of Holton where she helped run the farm until 1985.

She was a loving mother, homemaker, grandmother and great-grandmother. Lillian was a lifetime member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Milan, where she had the same pew every Sunday.

Lillian enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, bird watching and working on the farm with her husband. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family, especially Sunday dinners.

Lillian is lovingly survived by her husband, Chester Buss of Abbotsford; son, Russell (Shirley) Buss of Athens; grandchildren, Warren Buss of Abbotsford Patricia (Shane) Hammel of Abbotsford, and John Baeten of DePere. She is further survived by great-grandchildren, Zackary Buss-Brusky, Isaac, Olivia and Ashton Hammel, sisters; Irene (Phil) Wire of Dublin, Calif., Beatrice (Leroy) Engelking of Brookfield; and sister-in-law, Jeanette Venzke of Denison, Iowa.

A funeral service were held at 11 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2011, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Milan. Pastor Jeff Lambrecht officiated. A visitation was held Monday from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Burial followed the service at Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Milan.

Lillian is preceded in death by her parents; one granddaughter, Cheryl Baeten; one grandson, Gary Buss; brothers, Clarence and Laverne Venzke; and sister, Janet Bahr. Lillian’s family would like to thank the Ministry Home Care Hospice for the wonderful care she received.

The Maurina Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford assisted the family with funeral arrangements