Myrtle Mae Depree Busscher, 94, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., formerly of Syracuse and Warsaw, passed on to be with the Lord on Jan. 12, 2018.
Myrtle was the widow of Jay Marvin Busscher, her loving husband of 60 years. She was wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, sister and friend to many throughout her long life.
In her retired years alongside her husband, she would travel during winter, spending time with family and friends in Florida, Texas and Arizona. Myrtle and Jay also took great joy in summertime camping in Indiana with grandchildren and family.
Myrtle was skilled in crochet and knitting, crafting items to give to family or donate to various causes at church, including mission projects.
While in Warsaw she took part in the Widow Women’s Group at Warsaw Community Church and volunteered folding bulletins.
In 2011, Myrtle moved to Florida to reside at Elmcroft Assisted Living Center, where she was beloved by many of the very sweet staff and residents during her six years there.
Myrtle was preceded in death by her parents, Cornelius Depree and Helen Timmer Depree; sister, Arloa Depree Benton; and brother, Lester Depree.
She is survived by a brother, Howard Depree, San Antonio, Texas; sister, Betty Depree Glass, Live Oak, Fla.; two daughters, Yvonne Busscher Engelsman (Ronald), Hamilton, Mich., and Janice Busscher Buhrt, Ponte Vedra Beach; grandchildren: Rodney Engelsman, Vicky Engelsman Schippa (Rocky Sr.), Matthew Buhrt (Jennifer), Jenny Buhrt Nash, Rachel Buhrt Osbeck (Chris), Kathrine Buhrt Dwyer (Justin) and Melissa Buhrt (Christopher Newton); and great-grandchildren: Rocky Schippa II, Candice Schippa, Nathan Nash, Bailey Buhrt, Tiffany Schippa, Brenna Buhrt and Brayden Osbeck. Myrtle also leaves behind the staff and many friends of Elmcroft Assisted Living Center in Florida.
Services will be at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19, with a funeral service to begin at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19 officiated by Pastor Jamy Gregory.
Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
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Memorials to North East Florida Community Hospice Foundation, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257.
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