In Memoriam - Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church

“Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal/cure/remove,” from the closing lyrics to the three verses of the hymn “Come, Ye Disconsolate.” The hymn is attributed to a Bible passage from Hebrews 4:16 — “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”

Members recently passing into life-everlasting —

- August “Gus” Nasser — 3-19-25. Gus was a charter member of our congregation. He was born on May 27, 1933, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army who served honorably during the Korean War. He married his sweetheart Nan (also a charter member of our congregation) in 1965, and they raised a family together. Gus’ extended family will hold a private memorial gathering and his ashes will be interred at the AZ Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery at Marana.

Iris with husband Nicholas on their 50th wedding anniversary in 2005

- Iris Pusti — 3-15-25. The family has made arrangements for a memorial and burial in Ohio.

- Boyd Bosma — 3-11-25. The interment of ashes will be on 3-30-25, at 11:30 AM in the Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden. This will involve both Christian and Native American ceremonies. At 1:00 PM, there will be an Open House at the Bosma residence (see the church directory for the address). See the family’s write-up about Boyd’s amazing contributions to our world.

The following member pictures represent those for which a family member has given permission to post the picture and relevant member information. For members and family for which the ashes are placed in the columbarium in our Memorial Garden, the information contained on the memorial plaque and the picture of the plaque are also posted to the “Find-a-Grave” website and a “Find-a-Grave” memorial number is assigned. If you have an account with “Find-a-Grave,” you may be able to further identify family tree associations.