Elwood "Bud" Wurster

Elwood “Bud” H. Wurster age 82 of Elizabeth, Illinois passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 at Rock Falls Rehab Center in Rock Falls, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Massbach, Illinois. Burial will take place in Good Hope Cemetery rural Elizabeth. Visitation will take place from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2016 prior to the service at the church.
Bud was born on January 28, 1934 in Pleasant Valley, rural Stockton, Illinois, the son of Ernst and Leona (Randecker) Wurster. Bud attended Elmoville School. On October 8, 1966, Bud married the love of his life Donna Rausch at the Good Hope Church. Bud farmed his whole life on the farm he was born on in Good Hope. Working on the family farm was his biggest joy, especially during the springtime calving.
Bud enjoyed watching the boats and trains along the Mississippi River in Savanna, Illinois. Every time the river flooded you could always find Bud spearing the fish caught in the fences.
Bud will be dearly missed by his wife of 49 years, Donna; two sons, Howard Wurster, Matthew Wurster both of Elizabeth; three sisters, Edith (Perry) Larsen of DeKalb, Illinois, Clara Nieman of Dekalb and Fern (DeLos) Stadel of Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Bud was preceded in death by his brother in-law, Morrie Neiman.