Edward C. Buch
August 08, 2012
Edward Charles Buch, 94, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at Trinity Center at Luther Park. He was born April 18, 1918, to Frederick and Helen (Pennington) Buch in Clarinda.
Ed graduated from Amity High School in College Springs and served in the US Army during WWII. His career consisted of farming and owner/operator of Empire Floors. In his early retirement years, he managed the Iowa State Fair Grandstand Ticket Sales Office.
Ed was a long time member of Our Saviour Lutheran Church and American Legion Baldwin-Patterson Post 274. He also coached Grandview Little League and was a member of Good Sam’s Camping Club.
Ed is survived by his children, Jan Higgins of Pleasant Hill, D.J. (Craig) Johnson of Kansas City, Fred (Julie) Buch of Pleasant Hill, John (Joyce) Buch of Shalimar, Florida, and Chuck Buch of Des Moines; 18 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; foreign exchange daughter from Australia, Phillipa (Robert) Palmer;and a host of other extended family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy; second wife, Marjorie; and daughter, Helen Strait.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 11, 2012, at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 4003 2nd Avenue. Burial and luncheon will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines and Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, respectively. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, August 10, 2012, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Our Saviour Lutheran Church.
Online condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Marlene Gross
08/10/2012
Only special memories of him and Dorothy. I was one of her Avon managers. I have a neat wooden cross he gave me in her memory! Both of our children, Melanie and Jason worked at the fair because of him and Dorothy. Melanie and I just had a long visit about them. Our prayers are with all of you!
Barbara (Herman) Puetz
08/10/2012
My condolences to all the Buch children. We were neighbors to your family on East 40th. I only have good memories of your Dad. He was a kind, hard working man. I have no memory of him ever raising his voice to any of you children, when you were young. How fortunate for you all to have had such a wonderful father.
Denny & Ronda
08/09/2012
Our thoughts are with all of you at this time.
Dan & Laura
08/09/2012
Our thoughts are with all of you at this time. May he rest in peace!
Larry and Nona Lechtenberg
08/08/2012
Sorry to get the call about Ed today. We have a commitment over the weekend, but will have your families in our thoughts and prayers.