Obituary of Randall Dean Buss

Randall Dean Buss, 71, passed away at Sunrise of Countryside in Sterling, VA on Tuesday September 25, 2012. Born on December 29, 1941 in Pierce, NE, to the late Ernest and Inez (Kettler) Buss, Randy grew up in the Pierce and Norfolk, NE areas and enlisted in the US Navy in 1959 as a seaman recruit. He served his country for 20 years first as a submariner and later on the USS Guam. He retired as a Chief Warrant Officer Two in 1979 after completing a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida Atlantic University and assumed a career as a Technical Training Program Manager until his retirement from Lockheed Martin. Randy married Patricia Edgehille of Quincy, Massachusetts in 1967 and raised two children in Herndon, VA. He was an avid fisherman and member of the Redeyed Bassmasters of Virginia, and a member of the American Legion. Randy attended and ushered at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Herndon for many years and when he moved back to Nebraska in 2005 he became a member again at Zion Lutheran Church, where he was baptized as a baby. At the time of his death he was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Norfolk, NE. He is preceded in death by his wife Patricia (Edgehille) Buss, one sister Leo Nina Jones, and his brother Chester (Chet) Buss. He is survived by his his two loving children and their spouses: Kathleen and Rob Carlson of Richmond, TX, and Sean and Kerry Buss of Herndon, VA. He is also survived by his two devoted sisters: Jerdine (Mrs. Delmar Luebe) and Karen (Mrs. Don Hogendorn) and three grandchildren: Dorothy Carlson, Gavin Buss, and Colin Buss. Services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.