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Mary A. Buss
1938 - 2025
BORN
1938
DIED
2025
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Mary Buss Obituary
April 5, 1938 - August 25, 2025
Mary Ann Buss, 87, of Oconomowoc, Wis., passed away peacefully on August 25, 2025, surrounded by her three daughters.
Mary is preceded in death by her loving husband Carl Buss; parents George and Florence Schraven; in-laws Harold and Bernice Buss; and brother-in-law Russel Wegner. She is survived by her three cherished daughters Laurie (Rob) Keefe of Medford, Wis., Pam (Larry) Rapsard of Canal Fulton, Ohio, Carrie (Steven) Rhoads of Sun Prairie, Wis.; her nine beloved grandchildren Katie (Evan) Friedl, Samantha (Jimmy) Jochimsen, John (Kynnie) Keefe, Connor Keefe, Elizabeth (Benjamin) Miron, Kevin Rapsard, Sarah Rhoads, Brady Rhoads, Brooke Rhoads; and six precious great-grandchildren, Henry Friedl, Everett and Emmett Jochimsen, Kashtyn, Kohen and Kollyns Keefe. She is also survived by her sister Patricia (David) Soldner, and her brothers Mike (Shelia) Schraven, Jack Schraven, Joe (Barb) Schraven; sister-in-law Carole Wegner, and brother-in-law Dale (Debbie) Buss; as well as many extended family members and friends.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at St. Jerome Catholic Church, 995 S. Silver Lake St., Oconomowoc, Wis., from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial. Mary will be laid to rest at La Belle Cemetery in Oconomowoc. Flowers can be ordered through Modern Bloom. Donations can be made to Froedtert Hospital Foundation, "The Froedtert Fund" in memory of Mary Buss. Schmidt and Bartelt Funeral Home in Oconomowoc is serving the family.
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