James L. "Jim" Buss, 75, of Aberdeen, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013, at Aberdeen Health and Rehab.
Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 2, 2013, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1015 North Highway 281, Aberdeen; Pastor Jay Rossman officiating. Burial is at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m., Friday, at Schriver's Memorial Mortuary; prayer service following at 7:00 p.m. Visitation continues one hour before the service at church on Saturday.
Jim was born September 22, 1938 to Hiram "Roy" and Ada "Mae" (Stimpson) Buss in Wadena, MN. The family moved to the Andover area in South Dakota, where he helped work the family farm. He graduated from Pierpont High School in 1956. In 1960 he joined the US Army, and was honorably discharged.
Jim married Christine Kokales June 1963. In 1968 they moved to Aberdeen, where they raised three children.
In 1963 he obtained his Master Electrician License and started "Buss Electric". He was the Justice of the Peace for a short time in Selby. He ran Buss Electric for 25 years. In 1984 he was employed with The Corp of Engineers. Jim then worked at St Luke's Hospital until retirement.
Jim married Karen (Walker) Bierman in April of 1992. The couple made their home in Aberdeen and shared 21 years of marriage.
Jim loved to hunt, camp, and fish. He enjoyed car races and collecting old cars. He was known for his easygoing personality.
Celebrating his life are his wife, Karen Buss, Aberdeen; daughters, Jody (Brad) Amundson, Maple Grove, MN; Janelle (Mark) Westlund, Brooklyn Park, MN; son, Jason Buss, Hanover, MN; stepdaughter, Laurie (Dan) Hanisch, Brandon, SD; stepson, Chad (Sandra) Bierman, Aberdeen; grandchildren: Abigail and Sarah Amundson, Alexander Buss, Sierra and Angelena Westlund, Jacob, Kaitlin, and Joshua Buss, Jordan and Kelsea Wilkie; step-granchildren: Mitchell, Hailey and Brooke Hanisch, Sidney and McKenzie Bierman; and brother, Donald (Linda) Buss, Maple Grove MN.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Mae Buss; and his sister, Beverly.
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