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Jean Ruth Bruce Fuser
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Birth: Jun. 28, 1927
Death: Apr. 22, 2014
Jean Ruth Bruce Fuser, 86, of Boonville passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia with her family by her side.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Davis Chapel Funeral Home, 1397 W. Ashley Road, Boonville, Mo., 65233. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at Davis Chapel with interment to follow at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Boonville.
Jean was born June 28, 1927, to Emil Hermann and Mamie Georgie (Williams) Diedrich in St. Louis and was baptized at St. Stephens Evangelical Church in St. Louis. She graduated from Riverview Gardens High School in St. Louis in 1945.
Upon receiving her nursing diploma from St. Louis City Hospital in 1950, Jean worked as a registered nurse. On Oct. 20, 1951, Jean married Harry Newton Bruce of Woolridge. Harry was on active duty in the U.S. Air Force, and the newlyweds soon embarked on a series of moves to various air bases. While stationed in St. John's, Newfoundland, the couple was blessed with the births of two sons, David William and Steven Newton. After a move to Greenville, S.C., a daughter, Deborah Jean, was born.
Eventually, the couple returned to Whiteman Air Force Base near Knob Noster, and upon Harry's retirement from active duty in 1966, they moved to a farm near Warrensburg.
From 1966 to 1970, Jean worked as the director of nursing services at the Warrensburg Nursing and Medical Center. In 1970, Harry and Jean moved to a farm near Boonville and in 1971, Jean began work as a consultant and director of nursing for Ashley Manor Convalescent Center. In 1972, Harry unexpectedly passed away because of a heart attack. Jean was named as Cooper County Health Department administrator in 1975. She started several different health programs, including WIC clinics, well baby clinics and prenatal clinics. She also was involved in starting the Cooper County Memorial Hospital Home Health Agency in 1985. While administrator, she stood up for the nursing aides and fought to get them benefits and better pay for their hard work. Jean served the residents of the county faithfully for more than 14 years.
After her retirement, Jean wed Martin "June" Fuser, and they enjoyed many years of marriage. Together, they traveled throughout the United States and Canada and to Mexico and Europe. They also enjoyed gardening, canning, and entertaining, as well as spending time with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Jean is survived by her son David (wife Debbie) Bruce of Cape Girardeau, granddaughter Christa (husband Jeff) Wilmsmeyer and their children, Clayton and Connor, of New Franklin, and grandson Tyler Bruce (fiancee Brandi Kujawa) of Cape Girardeau; and daughter Deb (husband Keith) Spackler of Waterloo, Neb., granddaughters Steffany Spackler (fiancee Marc Chedel) of Omaha, Neb., and Kelsey Spackler of Scottsdale, Ariz., and grandson John Spackler of Columbia.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Emil A. Diedrich; sister Alma May Weisner; husband Harry N. Bruce; son Steven N. Bruce; husband Martin Fuser; and stepson Michael Fuser.
Burial:
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Boonville
Cooper County
Missouri, USA
Created by: Marie Reynolds
Record added: Apr 24, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 128473744
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Proposed Change: Jean Bruce (I264221)
Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate
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Description: Jean Ruth Diedrich
Daughter of Emil Hermann Diedrich and Mamie Georgie Williams
Birth: 28 Jun 1927 St. Louis
Died: 22 Apr 2014 Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
Burial: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, USA
Jean is here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128473744
1st Husband Harry Newton Bruce
Married: 20 Oct 1951
Died: 1972
2nd Husband Martin Fuser (I264220)
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1927 - 2014 (86 years)
