Jackie "Jack" Lynn Busch's Obituary
Jackie Lynn Busch “Jack,” 84, departed this earthly life and entered into the Heavenly realm on June 27, 2025, at 2:15 AM in Fredonia, Kansas.
Jack was born on March 12, 1941, in Los Angeles, California, to Ernest Charles Busch Sr. & Ethelyn Lois (BATES) Busch. He was the 9th of 12 children born to this marriage. When he was born, he was born dead, but thankfully the doctors were able to revive him.
His parents eventually moved back to Kansas for family and work purposes. Jack was raised a proud country boy who learned hard work from his father. When Jack grew older, he went to enlist in the US Army but was denied, being told, “His ears were too big!”
At the age of 28 in Wichita, Kansas, he met the most beautiful woman, Sandra Lee Cooper. “Sandy,” and soon after they fell madly in love. There must’ve been something in that wet old dish rag Sandy (or “Sassy Frass,” as Jack would call her) threw at him, or maybe it was the way Jack would frequent the little cafe where Sandy worked just to see her and maybe get a glimpse of her legs. Oh, how he loved her legs and worshipped the ground she walked on. Finally, he worked up the nerve and popped the big question; to his surprise, she said yes! So, on February 17, 1969, at the Justice of the Peace in Wichita, Kansas, the two were married. Soon after, they became the loving parents of 4 children. Ethelynn Elizabeth Busch, David Alan Busch, and Paul Lynn Busch. (They lost a baby).
For many years Jack worked in construction, paving many of the highways and roads across America. He helped construct many of the buildings you see in Wichita and across the state of Kansas. He also did carpentry work as well as harvesting work. He was a mechanic working on the automobile engines in his vehicles; he was a jack of all trades.
In 1978-79 Jack was seriously injured in a construction accident in Wichita, Kansas. The accident nearly took his life, but thankfully it didn’t. He spent almost 1-2 months in the hospital recovering from his injuries (a crushed pelvis and left arm). A few years later, Jack had to have a partial leg amputation just below his right knee. Due to his injuries, Jack was put on disability, but he refused to let his disability keep him down. He had to take odd and end jobs just to help provide for his family. This included small jobs like cleaning the F.O.E. in Fredonia, driving a combine tractor during the harvest, and other small jobs. Jack, despite his disability, lived his life to the fullest; some have even called him “the fastest one-legged man!”
Jack was a strong man of faith. He loved God and would read the King James Bible he kept on his nightstand nightly. He often shared stories of God’s creation and life in Heaven with his children, especially his daughter Beth. She recalls him telling her how Heaven was a paradise, a beautiful park where no one ever got sick or died, where there were no tears or pain, telling her you could fall down and it wouldn’t even hurt.
Jack was a family man who always put his family first. He loved spending time with his family and was very protective of them. He loved fishing, camping, canoeing, and just being in the great outdoors, and he loved traveling, especially at night, because it was cooler. Jack was a prankster, especially when it came to his wife and children. He loved to make people laugh and definitely enjoyed hearing his children laughing.
Jack taught his wife and children how to shoot a gun, change the oil in the car, and check the transmission fluid, as well as change a tire. He helped his children learn how to tie their shoes and write and even helped them with their homework. Jack was well known for his homemade cinnamon rolls, his homemade bread and noodles, and his daughter’s favorite was his homemade pizza! Jack will also be remembered for his love of Chilli!
Jack was one hell of a good man; he will be missed by all those who knew and loved him. Once you met Jack, you had a friend for life, one who would literally give you the shirt off of his back.
Jack leaves behind to mourn his passing his daughter Ethelynn Elizabeth (BUSCH) Smith “Beth” and her husband Jared Smith of NM; his son David Alan Busch of Oklahoma; his son Paul Lynn Busch of Oklahoma; 6 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-step-grandchildren; his sister Beverly Francis (BUSCH) Moore of Arkansas; his brother Donald Busch of Fredonia, KS, as well as many nephews, nieces, and loving friends.
Sadly, death comes for all of us; therefore, Jack was preceded in death by his wife, Sandy Busch/Hoffman, a grandson, DaKota Lee Smith, and his loving parents, Ernest & Ethelyn Busch. 9 of his siblings: Charles Ray Busch, Anna May Busch, Mona Violet (BUSCH) Munson, Phyllis Eileen (BUSCH) Gardner, Michael Fredrick Busch, Ernest Charles Busch Jr., Shirley Mae (BUSCH) Bowman, Ronald Duane Busch, and Beryl Ray Busch.
“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 5:8 KJV“16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” John 3:16, 36 KJV
Until we meet again in Heaven, Daddy, you will
Forever be loved.
Deeply missed.
Never forgotten
A memorial service to honor Jack will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Countryside Funeral Home in Fredonia.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Morningstar Care Home of Fredonia or Just-Us League, a nonprofit group that raises money for children’s charities and nonprofit organizations.
Services entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home, 420 S. 20th, PO Box 247, Fredonia, KS 66736
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