Barbara Ann (Nacco) Busch

Barbara Ann (Nacco) Busch, 81, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Methodist Medical Center.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines. A graveside service will take place at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 15, 2026, at St. Paul’s Cemetery in Wheatland, Iowa.

Barb was born November 21, 1944, in Schenectady, New York to Ernesto and Dorothea (Vanderhyden) Nacco. She married Vernon E. Laschanzky Busch on December 28, 1965 in Marengo, Iowa.

Barb enjoyed knitting, collecting antiques, and was especially known for her delicious cooking, which brought family and friends together time and again. She was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and she will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by her children, Michael Busch, Dania (David) Ryburn, Joel (Jeff) Hoffman, and Jenifer (David) Grissom; grandchildren, Jacob (Olivia) Busch, Kassidy Busch, Shannon Gillespie, Madeline Hoffman, Noah Hoffman, Koelten (Shelby) Grissom, Jaiden Wallander, Tyler (Cody) Hoffman, Kira (Jamaica) McNeeley, Tyler Grissom, and Kassidy Grissom; great grandchildren Nakiyah, Naleiyah, Santayah, Kinsley, Oliver, Marlowe, Astrid, and Malone; siblings, Dennis Nacco and Linda Cammarano; and many other extended family and friends.

Barb was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon E. Laschanzky Busch; her parents, Ernesto (Erma) and Dorothea Nacco; son, Douglas Busch; grandson, Justin; great-grandson, Santiago; and brother, Ernest Nacco.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Barb.

Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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