White Funeral Home
400 First Street West
Independence, Iowa 50644

Independence – Edna B. Faust, 75 years old, of Independence, Iowa, died on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at the Buchanan County Health Center in Independence.  She was born on January 24, 1940, in Manchester, Iowa, the daughter of Ivan John and Alta Alma (Holmes) Sutton.  She graduated from high school in Lamont, Iowa, with the Class of 1958.  In 1959, she and Edward Duane Faust were married in Lamont.  They later divorced.  Mrs. Faust was a certified nurses’ aide at East Towne Care Center in Independence before retiring in 2009.  Mrs. Faust was a very social person and enjoyed playing Bingo, cards, putting together puzzles, and joking with her friends.  She also made greeting cards.  And she always had time for and was proud of her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Mrs. Faust is survived by 2 sons, Douglas (Marcia) Faust and Steve (Linda) Faust, both of Independence, Iowa, 1 daughter, Joanne R. Bernard of Independence, 9 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and 2 great nephews that she helped raise.  She is also survived by 1 sister, Pauline (Delmar, Sr.) Walton of Independence, and 2 brothers, Robert Sutton, Sr. of Eldridge, Iowa, and Roger (Jo Ann) Sutton, Sr. of Morrison, Illinois.

She was preceded in death by her parents, 1 sister, Melissa Carroll, 1 brother, Dwayne Sutton, 1 son-in-law, Michael Bernard, and her fiancé, Ercell Stufflebeam.

Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 8, 2015, at the White Funeral Home in Independence with Rev. Richard Wearmouth officiating.  Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Independence.  Friends may call for visitation from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 7^th, at the funeral home.

A Memorial Fund has been established.