Ann Busby

Ann Busby, 80, of Wakefield, Nebraska died on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 10:30 A.M. at Salem Lutheran Church in Wakefield; Pastor Jerome Cloninger will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Friday from 3:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the Bressler ~ Munderloh Funeral Home in Wakefield. Burial will be in the Wakefield Cemetery. Ann was born on January 28, 1927 on a farm near Wakefield, Nebraska in Wayne County, one of ten children of Carl and Myrtle (Mathiesen) Sandahl. She was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Wakefield. Ann graduated from Wakefield High School in 1944. At an early age her mother died and she helped raise her younger brothers and sisters. Later as she raised her three sons: Rich, Kim and Jonathan, she enjoyed attending their sporting events and other activities. On April 14, 1990, she married Robert "Bob" Busby in Central City, Colorado. Ann and Bob enjoyed the time they had together traveling and dancing. Ann was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, where she served as the state flag chairperson. Ann had many loves in her life, writing, dancing and attending sporting events, but most of all she loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ann is survived by her husband Bob of Wakefield, children: Richard Kline of Omaha, Kim Kline and wife Deb of Papillion, and Jonathan Kline and wife Joni of Omaha, Kirk Busby and wife LaJuan of Highland Ranch, Colorado and Mike Busby and wife Lou of Homer, Alaska, ten grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, a brother Ted and wife Audrey Sandahl of Vancouver, Washington and a sister Kay and husband Jim Philp of Bellevue, Washington. She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and two sisters.