OBITUARY: William Virgil Buck, 1908-1995, Mitchell County, Iowa Adapted from: MASON CITY GLOBE GAZETTE -- Sep. 5, 1995 William Virgil Buck RICEVILLE--William V. Buck, 86, of Riceville, Iowa, died Saturday September 2, 1995, at Maple Manor Nursing Home, Osage, Iowa. Funeral services will on Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church, Riceville, with Father Mosher officiating. Burial will be in the Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. The Conway Funeral Home, Riceville, is in charge of arrangements. William Virgil Buck was born on Oct. 29, 1908 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to William Buck and Lillian Buck (nee) Rafferty. He was united in marriage to Mary Catherine Jarosh on September 12, 1933, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mason City. He was a World War II veteran, and was an electrician for many years. He then moved to a farm near Riceville where he farmed until his retirement in 1973, then moved into Riceville. Survivors include his wife, Mary of Osage; one son, William C. Buck of Osage; one daughter, Rosemary Veech and her husband, David of Mason City; one grandson, David E. Veech and his wife, Gidget of Manly; one granddaughter, Michele Olson and her husband, Troy of Peterson, Iowa; two great-grandchildren, Joshua David Veech and Hunter Mychael Veech of Manly; one brother, Raymond and his wife, Mary of Portland, Iowa; one sister, Daisy Brown and her husband, Clifford, of Highland, Ind. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Clyde; four sisters, Grace Patterson, Eva Wherman, Ruth Smith and Margaret Meehan; one grandson, Michael Veech and one granddaughter, Katherine Ann Veech. Copyright 2004, K. Kittleson, Mitchell Coord., IaGenWeb