Amy Burgess
Amy Jean (Wagner) Burgess passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 am on Monday, June 22, 2015 at Bethel Presbyterian Church in West Union with Rev. Ron Wilson officiating.
Burial followed in West Union Cemetery.
A public visitation was held from 3 pm until 5 pm on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Burnham-Wood & S.K. Rogers Funeral Home in West Union.
Amy was born on March 10, 1929 on the family farm near West Union, Iowa to Edwin and Glenn (Scott) Wagner.
She graduated from West Union High School in 1946.
She was united in marriage to Robert Eugene Burgess on May 5, 1952.
She worked as a clerk for the post office in Ossian and Decorah, retiring in the early 1990’s. Over the years she held several other jobs including, Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, Dick’s Cleaning Center and Avon Sales.