Genevieve Ann Buker, 92

Feb. 26, 1925 —

 April 13, 2017

 

CRESCO -  Genevieve Ann Buker, age 92, of Cresco, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Maundy Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Hawkeye Care Center, Cresco.

A memorial Mass, with Rosary and a visitation preceding the services,  was held on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, with Father Dennis Cain officiating. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Cresco. Family and friends gathered for lunch at the Notre Dame Hall after the services.

Genevieve was born in Howard County on Feb. 26, 1925, the youngest daughter of William and Mary Ann (Malek) Hyke. The family lived in rural Lourdes, Iowa, where they attended the Lourdes parish church, and Genevieve and her siblings attended the parish school.

After her marriage to William B. Hruska, the couple became the parents of two children, Bernice May (Ollendieck) and James W. Hruska.

Always a hard-working person, Genevieve loved the country life that included gardening, canning, baking, cooking and caring for the animals. She was always willing to give a helping hand to others. Her greatest longtime hobby was quilting, and until recently, she was making special quilts for her family as a remembrance of her.

Surviving Genevieve is her daughter, Bernice (Donald) Ollendieck of Cresco; her son, James W. Hruska of Missouri, formerly of Cresco; 10 grandchildren, Patrick D. (Mar) Ollendieck, Donna Daniel, Julie (Todd Smith) Ristau, Craig W. (Laurie) Ollendieck, Kirk J. (Melody) Ollendieck and Andrew J. Ollendieck, all of Cresco, and Eric (Becky) Hruska, Shelly Hruska, Melissa (Anthony) Faught and Melinda (Chris) Baker, all of Missouri; great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren from both Iowa and Missouri; and one brother, Charles (Beverly, deceased) Hyke of Waterloo, Iowa; plus many nieces and nephews.

Preceding Genevieve in death were her husbands, William B. Hruska and Loren Buker; her parents; four brothers, Benjamin (Eleanor) Hyke, Leonard (Mayme) Hyke, William (Alice) Hyke, Jr. and Clem (Elsie) Hyke; and three sisters, Agnes (Albert) Hallman (Michael) Driscoll, Mary Jane (Leeman) Hudson and Clara (Thomas) McKeown; a son-in-law, Donald Ollendieck; two grandsons, Nathan Hruska and Brian Hruska; and one granddaughter, Bernadine Ollendieck.