, president of the Waseca Teachers Association, a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Sleigh and Cutter Festival for 3 years, serving 1 year as president, and named Waseca's Outstanding Young Man in 1958. While in Rochester, he served on various church boards and as congregation president at Zumbro Lutheran Church. He was a member of the Rochester Junior Chamber of Commerce, serving on the Miss Rochester Pageant committee. He was also on the Samaritan Bethany Board of Directors for 11 years and a member of the Rochester BPOE. After moving full-time to their home on Balsam Lake near Birchwood, WI in 1988, he served on the Trinity Lutheran Church council. He and Marcy spent winters at their home in Sun City, AZ, where he served as an assisting minister at Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church. On May 15, 2012, he participated in the Sullivan-Hartogh-Davis Post 730 Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. for World War II veterans, accompanied by grandson Aaron Buzza. In November, 2015, he moved to an independent apartment at Shorewood Senior Campus in Rochester. He was a lifetime member of NEA, MEA, and BPOE, Rice Lake, WI, and loved traveling, playing cards, fishing, football, telling stories, and going out to eat. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He's survived by 3 children, Kathy (Jim) Buzza, Sandy (Fred) Rios, and John (Jody) Kruegel, 6 grandsons, Aaron (Crystal) Buzza, Colin Buzza, Marco (Allison) Rios, Alex Rios, Jacob (Jennifer) Kruegel, and Joseph Kruegel, as well as 2 great granddaughters, Avery and Abigail Buzza, and one great grandson, Mason Rios. His memorial service will be Saturday, November 18 at 11 a.m. at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Homes, with visitation from 10-11. Inurnment will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Rochester, MN. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Samaritan Bethany, Inc., 24 8th St. N.W., Rochester, MN 55901. A tree will be planted in his memory on the Luther College campus in Decorah, IA.