Mary J. Morse, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, September 24, 2005, at Sartori Memorial Hospital. She was born September 28, 1929, in Winterset, daughter of Joseph W. and Alma J. Crawford Busch. She married William C. Morse, Jr., on October 5, 1947, in LaVerne. She had been employed at the University of Northern Iowa in the food service department for twenty-six years, retiring in 1992. She was then an unlicensed real estate sales assistant with her husband at Century 21 Golden Cities. Survived by: her husband; a son, William C. III (Cheryl) of Waterloo; a daughter, Christine A. (Gary) Allenbrand of Corona, California; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Joseph W. Busch of Granger and Gerald (Ruth) Busch of Lohrville; and a sister, Doris Tipton of Rippey. Preceded in death by: a son, Clifton Paul; a brother, Michael Busch; and a sister, Viola Mae Busch.
Memorial services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at first United Methodist Church, Cedar Falls, with inurnment at a later date in Pleasant View Cemetery, Winterset. There will be no visitation. Richardson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials: may be directed to the Shriner's Children's Hospital.
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