Luella Buis, 102, of Morrison, IL, died Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, in Morrison.
Luella was born May 11, 1921, in Garden Plain, IL, to Joe and Minnie (Jaarsma) Ottens. She was educated in the rural Whiteside County Grade Schools. She married Dennis J. Buis on July 14, 1945, in Morrison. He died September 24, 1999. Luella was employed at Clinton Garment Company in Clinton, IA, for over 30 years. She was a member of Second Reformed Church in Fulton, IL, and the Whiteside County Farm Bureau. Luella enjoyed being a farm wife along with her many creative hobbies, such as needlework, sewing, gardening, and baking. She babysat for Shaun, Ashley (Vegter) Propst, and Destinee Vegter from infancy to school age, and they are her grandchildren at heart, as well. Luella loved day trips to the Amana Colonies. For over 35 years she and her husband fed Hereford cattle and became lifelong friends with Deno and IvaBelle Piloni who raised them on their ranch in Colorado. Luella and Dennis visited there many times over the years.
Luella was fortunate to live 60 years at her farm home. She was a good neighbor and friend to many.
Survivors include her daughter, Debra (David) Rockey of Rapid City, SD; two grandchildren, Rachel (Andy) Staats of Longmont, CO, and Steven Hartman of Denver, CO; sister, Betty Matthews of San Diego, CA; brother, Harvey Ottens of Morrison.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis; sisters, Katherine Bielema, Johanna Vegter, Jessie Dykema, Pauline Ottens, Della Mae Deelsnyder, and one in infancy; brothers, Gerald Ottens, David Ottens, and Laverne Ottens.
Luella will be missed by family, friends, and neighbors, and, most especially by daughter Debra, her husband, Dave, and grandchildren, Rachel and Steven.
Her Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, with Rev. Scott Stephan, Pastor of CrossView Church in Fulton, IL, officiating.
A Visitation will be held prior to the service, starting at 9:30 a.m.
Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, IL.
A memorial has been established to the American Heart Association.