Lillian
Busse, 98
Thief
River Falls - Lillian Busse, 98, died Thursday,
February 14, 2002 at Oakland Park Nursing Home in
Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 
10:30
a.m. on Tuesday, February 19, at St. John Lutheran
Church in Thief River Falls with Rev. Don Kirchner
officiating. John Folland was the organist, and the
soloist was Mike Lehrer.
Casketbearers
were Jeff Langlie, Scott Langlie, Rick Langlie,
Barry Johnson, Brian Ranum, and Brandon Langlie.
Honorary casketbearers were Sheila Ranum, Lynette
Johnson, Roxanne Nepper, Cindy Langlie, Chad
Johnson, Terry Johnson, Casey Nepper, Taylor
Nepper, Nathan Melek, Cainan Langlie, Joshua
Langlie, Shanon Langlie, Samantha Langlie, Alex
Langlie, Sierra Langlie, Baily Jo Ranum, and Jorde
Ranum. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief
River Falls with Green Funeral Home in charge of
the arrangements.
Lillian
Irene Bertha Knaack was born on September 13, 1903
in Dorothy, the daughter of Alex and Hulda
(Schultz) Knaack. She was baptized on November 8,
1903 and confirmed on July 30, 1917 at Immanuel
Lutheran Church in Wylie. She attended school in
Dorothy.
On
July 14, 1927, Lillian was united in marriage to
Albert Frederick Busse at Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Wylie. The couple resided in Polk County and
later lived and farmed in Red Lake County and
Pennington County. Lillian worked as a housekeeper.
She also helped with all of the chores on the farm
and took care of the farm when her husband was
sick. Albert died in 1989. In 1991, Lillian moved
to Valley Home, and in 1997, she moved to Oakland
Park Nursing Home.
She
was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and its
LWML Circle.
Lillian
enjoyed crocheting and sewing, making and selling
many doll clothes.
Survivors
include a son, Norman (Shirley) Busse of Thief
River Falls; a daughter, Ruby (Howard) Langlie of
Thief River Falls; seven grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; and three great
great-grandchildren.
Lillian
was preceded in death by her husband; a daughter,
Donna Emanuelson; a son-in-law, Carl Emanuelson;
five grandchildren; her parents; a brother, Vernon
Knaack; and a sister, Florens Knaack.
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