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Otto Bussanmas (1931)

ANDREW, BUSSANMAS, FRIAR, JURGENSON, LIMKE, MILLER, PETES, SCHMIDT, THURMAN, WEIL

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 10/20/2006 at 17:01:57

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, December 24, 1931

FINAL SUMMONS FOR OTTO BUSSANMAS

Was Pioneer Merchant Of Bevington. In Business 58 Years

Bevington Special, December 22. – Otto Bussanmas, a pioneer business man of Bevington, died at his home, here, last Thursday, December 17th, after an extended illness. He was 83 years of age. Kaunitz, Westphalen, Germany was his birth place, but he came with his parents to St. Mary’s in 1867, when he was 19 years of age. His marriage to Miss Julia Miller was solemnized April 28, 1873, and they moved to Bevington, that year. Mr. Bussanmas engaged in the general mercantile business and also in the undertaking business, and continued his work as a mortician, until his health compelled him to give it up. His son, G. F. Bussanmas now conducts the business.

The Bussanmas family were the parents of thirteen children, ten of whom survive him: G. F. and Gertrude of Bevington; Mrs. William Friar and J. C. Bussanmas of Glenwood, V. F. and J. S. of St. Mary’s, O. M. of Des Moines, Mrs. Chris Limke of Primghar, Mrs. John Thurman of Granville and Mrs. Milo Schmidt of Buck Grove. The deceased also leaves one brother Henry Bussanmas of Granville and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Jurgenson of Mitchell, South Dakota.

Funeral services were held at St. Mary’s Catholic church Monday morning, at nine o’clock. Requiem mass was celebrated by the Rev. P. J. Casey of Churchville, with Rev. Joseph Minch, St. Mary’s deacon, and Rev. M. V. Dugan, Cumming as sub-deacon. Burial was in St. Mary’s cemetery. Pall bearers were Joseph Andrew, John Petes and Paul Weil of Waukee and Martin Miller of Fort Dodge, all nephews of the deceased.

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