Rush Frederick Gast

GAST, STINEMAN, JAYNE, BURGE, LANG

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Date: 12/22/2018 at 17:35:12

Wapello Republican, July 11, 1935, page 1

Rush Frederick Gast, 59, a resident of Louisa county his entire life, died at Hershey hospital, Muscatine, shortly past midnight Saturday. He had suffered a long illness and recently underwent an operation.

Mr. Gast was born in Grandview township, August 30, 1875, the son of Herman and Sarah Stineman Gast. On September 24, 1906, he married Miss Mayne Jayne in Muscatine.

Surviving are the widow, two sons, Ronald H. of St. Louis, and Russell C., at home; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Ina L. Burge, of Muscatine; one brother, Ferry Gast, Grandview; and one sister, Mrs. Margaret Lang, Muscatine. His parents and a sister, Ora, preceded him in death.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Grandview Community church of which he was a member. The Rev. O. G. Lewis was in charge. Burial was at the Grandview cemetery.