Norma Buseman Obituary
Norma Jane “Janie” Buseman, age 90 of Riley, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at her home.
She was born on May 11, 1935, in Manhattan, the daughter of Edwin and Blanche (Hibner) Funk.
She married Darrell Dean Buseman on October 28, 1955, at the Riley Presbyterian Church. He preceded her in death in 2018.
Janie was a grade school teacher for 56 years, teaching her first 5 years in a one room school and 51 years in the Riley County Grade School. She was a member of the Riley Presbyterian Church and the Ahearn Fund at Kansas State University. She enjoyed attending the Riley Senior Meals, gardening, crocheting, reading, and Bible study.
She is survived by one son, Deloss Buseman of Parker, Colorado; one daughter, Delaine Buseman of Grandview, Missouri; one sister, Charlene Hodges of St. George, Kansas and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, Darrell Buseman, she was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home with Pastors Gerry Sharp and Kevin Larson officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Riley Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Johnson Cancer Research Center at KSU and left in care of the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
303 S Broadway, Riley, KS 66531
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