Obituaries from the week of June 17, 2009
Agnes Busch, 92
Agnes T. Busch age 92, of Tracy, MN
died Sunday, June 14, 2009 at the Sanford-Tracy Medical Center in Tracy. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday,
June 20, 2009 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Friday, June
19, 2009 at Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy, with a rosary at 4:00 p.m. and a
prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Tracy. The Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy is
handling the arrangements.
Online condolences may be placed at
www.almliefh.com
Agnes Teresa (Wyffels) Busch was
born on June 27, 1916 to William and Anna (Stassen) Boerboom in Ghent, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in the
Catholic faith and attended St. Eloi School in Ghent. As the oldest of eight children, she was dedicated to
helping raise her younger siblings. Aggie remained at home until her marriage.
On January 9, 1946 Aggie married
Gordon J. Wyffels in Ghent. They
made their home on a farm northwest of Tracy. She spent the next twenty eight years supporting the farm
operation and helping raise their four children.
She and Gordon were active members
of St. Mary’s parish in Tracy. Aggie was a dedicated homemaker, seamstress and gardener. She had a special gift of hospitality,
loving to entertain for card parties and various gatherings of family and
friends. Aggie was also well known
for her lemon meringue pie. Going
to dances all around the area was a favorite pastime, and she and Gordie also
hosted many dances in the basement of the family farm. A special achievement of Aggie’s in
1956 was selling the most subscriptions in a newspaper contest for the Marshall
Messenger, of which, the winning grand prize was a 1957 Buick Special. Following Gordon’s sudden death in
1974, Aggie moved into Tracy.
On September 4, 1980, Aggie married
Earl A. Busch in Tracy at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. They spent twenty seven years wintering in Mesa, AZ,
dancing, golfing and playing cards, with their friends and families. In later years Aggie also became an
avid Minnesota Twins fan, watching almost all games to their completion and
sharing play-by-plays with her family.
On Sunday, June 14, 2009, Aggie
peacefully left this world to be with her savior, Jesus Christ, at the age of
92. She will be remembered for her
smile, her zest for life and positive attitude, love for her family and
friends, and her deep faith and prayer life.
Agnes is survived by her loving
husband, Earl Busch of Tracy, MN; three daughters, Nancy (Ted) Vershey of
Bloomington, MN, Sharon (Tom) Engels of Woodbury, MN and Janet (Ted) Middleton
of St. Louis Park, MN; one son, Doug (Diane) Wyffels of Ft. Collins, CO; eleven
grandchildren; twenty one great grandchildren; two sisters, Dorothy (Howard)
Bromen of Marshall, MN and Shirley (Ken) Verschaetse of Ghent, MN; one brother,
Harold (Pat) Boerboom of Glenwood, MN; one sister-in-law, LaVonne (Charles)
Lutz of Marshall, MN; Earl’s two sons, Doug (Joanne) Busch of New Brighton, MN
and Tom (Lorraine) Busch of Slayton, MN; two grandchildren, Andrew and Brianne;
one great grandson, Logan; many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
Her parents, first husband, Gordie
Wyffels, grandson, Kory Vershey, grandson-in-law, Patrick Kampmeyer, three
brothers, Don (Vivian), William “Billy” and Richie Boerboom, one sister,
Margaret (Del) Fox, and sister-in-law, Betty (Omer) Peterson preceded her in
death.
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