Marian Ruth Bush Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Marian Ruth Bush, 91, died Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. She was born January 23, 1925 in Claflin, Kansas, the daughter of John F. and Florence M. (Staeber) Grossardt. On November 9, 1947 she married Duane D. Bush at Claflin, KS. He preceded her in death on December 10, 2014. Duane and Marian moved from Alva, OK in 1953 to the Isabel community. She was a member of the Isabel United Methodist Church and currently a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pratt. For many years she was President of United Methodist Women, Secretary of Church Board, taught Sunday School, was a member of the Methodist Women’s Quilt Club and the Stitch and Chatter Quilting Club. She is survived by a son, John Robert (Jill) Bush of Pratt, KS; three daughters, Margaret Kay Dyer of Garden City, KS, Virginia (Mike) Ann Schuster of Ellis, KS, Teresa Jane Dill of Pratt, KS; a brother, Bernerd Grossardt of Hutchinson, KS; 9 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Duane; her parents; a great grandchild, Tyler Dill; six brothers, Frederick, Emery, Martin, Harold, Melvin and Chester Grossardt; and a sister, Bernice Grossardt. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 24, 2016 at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Rd., Pratt, KS. Family will receive friends on Friday from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Larrison Mortuary. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Larrison Mortuary. Burial will be in the Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, KS. Memorials may be made to the 50/50 Sunday School Class or Youthville in care of the mortuary.

Marian Ruth Bush

January 23, 1925 - June 22, 2016