Sara Beth Bush

Sara B. Bush, 69, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Friday, February 26, 2010, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. She was born in Provo, Utah to George and Florence Bush. Her father was an electrician and owner of Bush Electric until his retirement. Sara graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1958 and from Kearney State College with a B.S. in Education. A long time member of Girl Scouts, after high school she was chosen to travel with a group to visit the site of the Girl Scout Chalet in Switzerland. After college graduation Sara became an assistant director of the Girl Scout Council in Marshalltown, Iowa. In the fall of 1965 she began teaching social studies in Harland, Iowa. After doing graduate work toward her Media Specialist degree, she accepted a job in Lexington, Nebraska as Junior High librarian. She remained with the Lexington Public Schools as an elementary media coordinator until her retirement in 2000. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Lexington for several years and later joined the congregation of St. George Orthodox Church in Kearney, of which she remained a member until her death. She was great collector of books and had a considerable home library. She had an appreciation of history, art and music. She especially enjoyed her pet dachshunds and visiting with family and her many friends. She loved traveling and made two trips to visit friends in South Africa. She loved meeting with friends at Bible Studies and over coffee. She especially liked children’s literature and delighted in working with young people. She touched many lived and will be sorely missed. Survivors include two sisters: Lois Mertes of Beatrice, Nebraska Pamela (Roger) Watson of Elwood, Nebraska Several nieces and nephews: Veronica Mueller of Warren, New Hampshire and her daughter Abra of Portland, Maine. Kevin (Kim) Watson of Grand Island, Nebraska, and daughter Ashton and son Jacob David (Kapra) Watson of Grand Island, Nebraska, and children Noah, Toby, Kindra, Emmy, and Boaz Rose Van Every of Kearney, Nebraska and children Tony, Monica, and Wesley Cindy Meyer of Lincoln, Nebraska and daughter Paige of Elmwood, Nebraska David Norris of Peru, Nebraska She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home with Father Christopher Morris, officiating. Burial will be in the Naponee Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. at Naponee. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 2, 2010, from 4-7 p.m. with family present to share remembrances from 6-7 p.m. A Trisagion Service to follow at 7:00 p.m. all at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Associaton. Online condolences may be directed to the family at:reynoldslovefuneralhome.com