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Orville 'Buzz' Busby
[December
10, 2012]
LINCOLN --
Orville "Buzz" Busby, 75, of Lincoln, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012,
at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
(Below is the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Lincoln- Orville "Buzz" Busby ended his 75 year
journey on December 8, 2012 after a lengthy illness.
A Memorial Service for Mr. Busby will be held on
Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the
First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln with Rev.
Carroll Richards officiating.
Visitation will be held on Friday evening from 4:00
p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the church. Additional
visitation will be held for one hour prior to the
service on Saturday.
Cremation rites have been accorded.
Buzz was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 21,
1937 to Orville and Isabell (Harris) Busby. Buzz was
the oldest son of nine children. He grew up in the
suburbs of Minneapolis where he attended school
including the University of Minnesota.
Buzz worked for Kinney Shoe Store in Hibbing, MN.,
Des Moines, Ia., Rochester, MN., and the suburbs of
Minneapolis. In 1965 he was hired by National
Manufacturing out of Sterling / Rock Falls. Roger
Mitchell told Buzz that since he was going to work
in Central Illinois, then there was no other place
to live but Lincoln, Illinois. Buzz loaded up his
wife and his three daughters and settled in Lincoln.
Buzz remained with National Manufacturing for 34
years. in 1999 he retired to pursue other interests
like woodworking, golf, fishing.
Buzz was actively involved in Lincoln Elks Lodge
#914. He was a member of Compass Masonic Lodge #265
A.F. & A.M. and Zurah Shrine in Robbinsdale, MN.,
and Logan County Shrine Club.'
Buzz loved the City of Lincoln and served as an
Alderman on the City Council for decades as an
outspoken, honest and progressive member.
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Buzz is survived by his wife Judy of 56 years, his
mother Isabelle of Pine River, MN., his three
daughters: Chris Busby, Cince (Jerry) Bowns and Cass
(Charlie Johnson) Busby, six grandchildren, and six
great-grandchildren, three brothers and four
sisters.
He was preceded in death by his father, maternal
grandparents and paternal grandparents, one sister:
Eleanor.
Buzz was blessed richly with many true dear friends
and family members. Many of Buzz's family and
friends went before him and now they have been
reunited. One friend who has a job that takes "Just
an hour," some friends and family to fish with and
travel with. Each of Buzz's family and friends are
and have been dear to him and his family.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorials
may be made to the Elk's Crippled Children's Fund,
Shriner's Children's Hospital or to the charity of
the donor's choice.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Peasley
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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