Allan Bussert

Allan R. Bussert, 59, of Marshalltown, died Thursday, February 19, 2009, at the VA Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday evening from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home has been caring for Allan and his family. Ph 641-844-1234. Allan Raymond Bussert was born on May 14, 1949, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was the son of William Joseph and Blanche Alice (Heidelberger) Bussert. In 1968, Allan graduated from Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Missouri. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Army and served honorably for 2 years. Allan lived in Springfield, Missouri until moving to Marshalltown in 1991. Allan was a member of the Disabled American Veterans. He enjoyed waxing and polishing his vehicles, renting movies, soft rock music, flower and vegetable gardening, and his Siamese cat, Smokey. He was very charitable and saw the humor in situations. Allan will be missed by his sisters, Sharon Bussert of Marshalltown, and Carol (Dewayne) Jackson of Republic, Missouri. In death, he has rejoined his father, William, who died in 1990, his mother, who died in 1991, and his brother, Ernie, who died in infancy.