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Sharon Busse
SHARON FAYE (RAMAGE) BUSSE
Marion
Sharon Faye (Ramage) Busse, 72, of Marion, passed away Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. A Celebration of Life will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 2, at Squaw Creek Baptist Church in Marion. Private family burial will
take place at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion at a
later date.
Sharon was born Dec. 31, 1945, in Owensboro, Ky., the daughter of Earl and Anna Ramage. She graduated from Kirkwood Community College's nursing program. On Jan. 8, 1966, in Balboa Park, San Diego, she was united in marriage to Ellis Busse. He passed away Feb. 1, 1998. Sharon was very proud of being a volunteer at Mercy Medical Center for more than 20 years.
She is survived by her children, Theresa (Mark) Eichinger of Marion, Erin (Adam) Wood of Vinton, Felicia Ward (and Richard) of West Virginia, Eric (Shannon) Busse of Marion and Timothy Busse (and Trish) of Colorado; 12 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; sister, Jean (Robert) Jackson of Texas; and a brother, Michael (Brenda) Ramage of Alabama.
Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, husband and his parents.
A memorial fund has been established in Sharon's memory.
Please share a memory of Sharon at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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