Grace Margaret Buesing

Grace M. Buesing age 84 of Tracy, MN died Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at the Maple Grove Hospital in Maple Grove, MN. Services will be 10:30 AM Monday, June 6, 2011 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy. Visitation will be from 3:00 until 5:00 PM Sunday, June 5, 2011 at the Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Tracy. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements. Grace Margaret Buesing, age 84, of Rogers, formerly of Tracy, passed away on June 1, 2011. Grace was born in Huron, South Dakota on June 12, 1926, to Walter and Alta (Pratt) Tobin. She grew up and attended school in Huron, where she graduated from high school. She married Von C. Buesing of Tracy, MN, on November 10, 1947. Their marriage of 62 years was blessed with seven children. Grace and Von farmed near Balaton for many years. In addition to being a traditional and exceptional farm wife and raising her family, she worked at Johnson’s Poultry Farm and Colonial Manor in Balaton. They moved to Tracy in 1991, where they lived until August, 2010, at which time they moved to Rogers, MN. Von passed away in September, 2010. Foremost of the things Grace loved in life was spending time with her family. Activities she enjoyed were helping with church pie fundraisers, creating quilts for church mission and for family, and playing cards. Her hand-crafted baby afghans, quilts, and doilies were treasured by the family members who received them as gifts for weddings, births, and family celebrations. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and CCW, and during her lifetime she was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She is survived by her children Mike Buesing of Shoreview, MN; Dan (Linda) Buesing of Orono, MN; Sandy (Rich) Glas of Moorhead, MN; Jeanine (Don) Ryther of Elk River, MN; Charlie (Janie) Buesing of Charleston, SC; Becky (John) Swanson of Tracy, MN; and Lisa (Loren) DeMartelaere, Russell, MN. She is also survived by grandchildren Randi Jo Paolo, Jeff Glas, Jason Ryther, Jessica Ryther, Rachel Tisdale, Chris Buesing, Ryan Swanson, Jennifer Novosad, LeAnne Hendriks, Krista Swanson, Jessica Walters, David Walters, and twelve great grandchildren. Survivors also include her sisters-in-law Shirley (Jerome Kleinsasser) Clark, Elaine (Charlie) Asman, Joyce (John) Goltz, and brother-in-law Robert (Jan) Buesing, and many nieces and nephews. Her husband, Von, her grandson, Dana Ryther, her parents, and her siblings Mary, Eleanor, and Walter preceded Grace in death. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tracy.