Alma Louise Nyberg

Kansas City, Missouri – Louise (as she was known to friends and family) was a treasured daughter, cherished sister, adored wife, dedicated mother, friend to all and beloved child of God. Her faith was deep. When she left this world, she did so with grace, without fear.

Born November 11th, 1930 Alma Louise Miller joined her brother Donald Hubert on the farm of Alma and Hubert Miller, her parents. As a child of the farm near the Western Kansas community of Lindsborg, her day-to-day chores included gathering eggs (she was not a fan) and herding cows to the barn (as dumb as they were, she admitted they frightened her). Her brother (musically-focused) dressed her as Shirley Temple and paraded Louise often before family friends to sing the Good Ship Lollypop. In high school she rooted on the hometown team as cheerleader before rushing to the football field to join the marching band during halftime. Even though she lived through the Great Depression (and remembered stuffing wet rags under doors to keep out dust seeping in from the Dust Bowl), her childhood was a good one, idyllic even.

Louise graduated as a registered nurse and spent a short career nursing for Dr. Hunter and Ketcham’s clinic in Kansas City. It was during that time she met her husband, James Warren Nyberg. They wed in June, 1953. Dr. Nyberg continued his medical training while Louise began a life she longed for with the birth of her first daughter, Ingrid Ann in 1954. Anita Kay followed in 1956 and John Harold in 1958.

Though motherhood was her first priority, the communities in which she lived recognized her ability to connect, willingness to serve and commitment to assure this service was of the highest quality. Louise not only volunteered for the Colorado Springs Symphony Guild; she was elected as the organization’s president. In Artesia, New Mexico she wrote and presented a program celebrating the seven sisters of P.E.O. Together with her husband, she started a community concert series in Lamar, Colorado, which flourishes today, over 50 years later. Because of her work with the United Methodist Women’s organization, she was presented an award by the United Methodist Church. Everyone she worked with loved her. Every event she organized exceeded expectations.

With children in tow, the family traveled to Mexico, Hawaii and National Parks throughout the United States. Once her husband retired the two of them toured Russia, Scotland, Scandinavia and enjoyed numerous cruises with good friends.

When Louise returned to her roots in the Midwest following the death of her husband in 2008, she visited a number of Kansas City, independent living communities. When asked for her decision, she responded “first choice, Bishop Spencer Place; second choice, Bishop Spencer Place; third choice, Bishop Spencer Place.” She spent her last 13 years living within a community she enjoyed, developing friendships she cherished.

She is survived by her children, Ingrid Busch, (son-in-law, Scott) Kansas City, Missouri; Anita Carrender, (son-in-law, Brent), Lee’s Summit Missouri; and John Nyberg (daughter-in-law Cathy), Loudon, Tennessee.

Louise has three grandchildren, Bryna De La Piedra (husband Steve); Weston Buck (wife Nittu Binnarh) and Kristen Neuls (husband Evan). She also has seven great-grandchildren: Danny Nyberg; Mia, Megan and Ellie De La Piedra; Oskar and Oliver Neuls; and Zoya Buck.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm., Saturday, December 16 at Church of the Resurrection Brookside, 5144 Oak Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64112. Reception to follow at Bishop Spencer Place, 4301 Madison Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, 64111.

Condolences may be offered at www.mcgilley-midtownchapel.com.