Miriam Ruth Fuson

Miriam Ruth Fuson, 91, passed away December 15, 2015 at Iowa Methodist Hospital. Services will be held Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines with burial at Bondurant Cemetery. Family will greet friends following the service.

Miriam was born April 5, 1924 to Gladys (Webster) and Sears Westlake in Tacoma, WA. She attended North High School and then worked for the Girl Scouts and Look Magazine. She then married Ervin Thomas Fuson and together the couple raised their family. Miriam was a wonderful homemaker, devoted to God and her family. She was a talented pianist and songwriter, composing many songs that she shared with her church congregation at Vine Street Gospel Chapel. She volunteered with the Iowa Lutheran Hospital Auxiliary in various activities, including the library and plant sales. Miriam also enjoyed gardening, traveling, sewing, crocheting, cooking, and using her computer.

She will be greatly missed by her children, Michael (Cynthia) Fuson, Steven (Mary Jo) Fuson, Keith Fuson, and Karen (Terry) Wells; grandchildren, Pamela (John) Beckman, Deborah (Louis) Holub, Tyler (Jennifer) Wells, Nathan (Lindsay) Wells, Jacob (Colleen) Wells, Samuel Fuson, Rebecca (Matthew) Weller, David (Nicki) Fuson, and Rachel Fuson; 10 great-grandchildren; and her siblings, Imogene Bedwell, John (Odessa) Westlake, Paul (Donna) Westlake, and David (Eunice) Westlake; and numerous nieces and nephews. Miriam was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband of 68 years.

Memorial contributions may be directed to Iowa Lutheran Hospital Auxiliary. Condolences may be expressed online at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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