Buysse, Doris Ellen (McKay)

Doris E. Buysse
May 18, 1931 - Dec. 27, 1998


Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, December 29, 1998, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Doris Ellen Buysse, 67, North Fifth Street, Niles, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, by the Rev. David Minger of Portage Prairie United Methodist Church.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Mrs. Buysse died Sunday at 7:05 p.m. at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind., following a brief illness. She was born May 18, 1931 in Owasso[sic]. She had lived most of her life in the area.

On Aug. 22, 1986, in Niles, she married George Buysse, who survives.  Mrs. Buysse was on the Niles Women's Bowling League. She loved to cook and bake, especially for her grandchildren. She enjoyed helping others by cooking and cleaning for them.

Also surviving are two daughters, Cindy M. Anderson of Lakeland, Fla.,a nd Jackie M. Rohdy of Niles;  a son, Kenneth W. Hoy, Jr., of Las Vagas, Nev.; two sisters, L. Lorraine Buchele of Zephyrhills, Fla., and Charlotte A. Kujrty of Niles; a brother, James A. McKay of Evart; a half-brother, C. Wayne McKay of Owasso; her first husband, Kenneth W. Hoy, Sr. of Niles; and six grandchildren.

Friends may call Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Pet Refuge of Cass County or a charity of the donor's choice.

ALSO:

Doris Ellen Buysse, 67, of North Fifth Street, Niles, Mich., died at 7:05 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 27, in Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind., following a brief illness.

She was born on May 18, 1931 at Owosso, Mich., to Ethel Mae (Rowe) and Walter William McKay, and she had lived most of her life in the area.

Mrs. Buysse was on the Niles Women's Bowling League. She loved to cook and bake, especially for her grandchildren. She enjoyed helping others by cooking and cleaning for them.

On Aug. 22, 1986, in Niles, she married George Buysse, who survives.

She is also survived by her children, Cindy M. (Rick) Anderson of Lakeland, Fla., Jackie M. (Jim) Rohdy of Niles, and Kenneth W. (Cheryl) Hoy, Jr. of Las Vegas, Nev.; six grandchildren; sisters, L. Lorraine Buchele of Zephyrhills, Fla., and Charlotte A. Kurty of Niles; a brother, James A. McKay of Evart, Mich.; a half-brother, C. Wayne McKay of Owasso; and by her first husband, Kenneth W. Hoy, Sr. of Niles.

Funeral services for Doris Ellen Buysse will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday at Halbritter Funeral Home with the Reverend David Minger of Portage Prairie United Methodist Church of Niles officiating. Interment will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Contributions in memory of Mrs. Buysse may be made to the Pet Refuge of Cass County or to the donor's choice.