MAUREEN "MICKEY" BUSS

Maureen “Mickey” Buss, 75, of La Conner, died on Monday, May 11, in the intensive care unit at Island Hospital in Anacortes, Washington.

Mickey was born on October 10, 1939 in Seattle, the daughter of Leon Gibbs Howard and Roberta “Bertie” Musser and was a sister to seven siblings. Mickey married Lawrence C. Buss and was a loving mother to her five children.

She was a faithful participating member of Sacred Heart Parish in La Conner. Mickey was preceded in death by her mother, Roberta “Bertie” Musser, who died in 2001; a brother, Gary Howard, who died in 1997; a sister, Jeannie Musser, who died in 2013; and a daughter, Laurie, who died in 1987.

She is survived by her husband, Lawrence; four children, Ann-Marie, Michael, David and Brian; six grandchildren; two brothers, Dennis Howard of Danville, California and Allen Musser III of Seattle; three sisters, Kay Berg of Lopez Island; April Irvine of Florida and Debra Lamond of Bonney Lake.

A memorial mass will be held at 11a.m. on Thursday, May 21, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in La Conner, followed by a reception in the parish hall. An interment will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Fernhill Cemetery in Anacortes.

In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to the La Conner Library Foundation, P.O. Box 1025, La Conner, WA 98257 or Our Lady of the Redwoods Monastery, 18104 Bricelandthorn Road, Whitethorn, CA 95589.

Arrangements are in the care of Evans Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc., Anacortes, and the San Juan Islands. To share memories of Mickey, please sign the online guest register, http://www.evanschapel.com

“Loved by all.”