Richard Buss Obituary
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Dick was a graduate of Marmion Military Academy and a proud Marine Corps veteran. He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved hunting and fishing but his greatest love aside from his family, was gardening.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Janice Buss; two sons, Tim Buss of Newark, IL and Joel Buss of Stockton, IL; and one brother, Bill Buss of Mountain Home, AR.
He is preceded in death by his parents and by his brother, Duane Buss.
Funeral Mass will be Monday, April 28, 2025 at 11:00am at St. Joseph Church, 722 High St., Aurora, IL. 60505. Fr. Godwin Asuquo will officiate with interment in St. Joseph Cemetery.
He will be Lying in State at St. Joseph Church on Monday, April 28, 2025 from 9:30 am until the funeral hour at 11:00 am.
Memorial contributions in Dick's name made to the Fox Valley Marines, PO Box 256, Sugar Grove, IL. 60554, would be appreciated.
Arrangements handled by THE DALEIDEN MORTUARY, 220 N. Lake St. Aurora, IL. 60506. (630) 631-5500. Please remember to sign the virtual guest book or leave condolences for the family.
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Jerry Jungels
May 9, 2025
Dick and I were very close friends in grade and high school. We were in a group of guys who loved baseball, football and hockey. Dick was an outstanding athlete and a very good guy. The Buss home on Mountain Street was our gathering spot.
Jerry Jungels
Dan Schiltz
April 25, 2025
I am so sorry for your loss Janice, Tim, and Joel, and for all the rest of us.
Dick was a common man, simple, humble, down-to-earth, quiet. What you see is what you get. He was the opposite of complicated, eccentric, pretentious. He was kind, friendly, approachable, and as masculine a man as I've ever known. At parties I would gravitate toward him.
Dick was an AMC man, drove Jeeps most of his life.
He loved cutting firewood, making homemade wine and moonshine. His house always had the sweet smell of fireplace, Sugar Barrel pipe tobacco, and deer jerky drying. Stacks of Outdoorsman magazine and antlers on his basement walls. There was a sign above his basement stairwell, "Six muns ago I couldn't even spell 'buchar'. Now I are one."
He really loved to eat!!
When I built my house, Dick and my dad cleared the trees on my property.
Dick was a colorful story teller. He had a hundred stories about his childhood. Countless times he would say, "I'd love to be a kid again."
He loved Laurel & Hardy and the Three Stooges, and watching baseball and hockey. He claimed he once tried out for the Chicago Cubs, and that he knew Stan Makita. (Not sure I believed him.)
I noticed the love, and affection, and respect he showed to Janice. I noticed what a gentleman he was, and how he treated her like a lady.
I noticed the love he had, and the friendship he had with Tim and Joel, and how they put him on a pedestal.
I guess I shouldn't be as sad as I am, now that he's gone. Dick lived a full, good life. I really didn't see him often, but I was content knowing he was around. Things won't be the same, now that he's gone.
I hope he picked on the fact that I thought the world of him.
Semper Fi, Dick!! Rest in peace, Dear Uncle.
Good bye, for now
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MELISSA
April 25, 2025
He will be dearly missed! I have such fond memories. I am so thankful for my precious visit I had in February with him and aaunt Janice. I am so sorry Aunt Janice, Tim, and Joel for your loss. You are in my prayers.
Steven Foellmi
April 24, 2025
So sorry for your loss Tim, I am happy to know you as my friend, anything I can do please feel free to reach out to me.
Steven
Chandler, AZ
Joe Ingraham
April 24, 2025
Tim, so sorry for you & the families loss!
Steve Golz
April 24, 2025
My deepest condolences Tim.
Rich Marrello
April 24, 2025
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