TUCKER, Bruce R. 1870-1927
TUCKER, BLOKER
Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 1/1/2015 at 22:17:12
Osage, Iowa — The funeral of Bruce Tucker, who dropped dead Thursday at St. Paul, probably will take place here, as his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Truman Tucker, are buried in the local cemetery.
Tucker was born on a farm four miles south of here but for several years had resided in St. Paul. with an invalid sister, Miss Emma Tucker**. Another sister, Mrs. Otto Bensen, Carlos, Minn., survives.
[Waterloo Evening Courier, Friday, December 2, 1927, Waterloo, Iowa]
** Note: Emma was his half-sister, Miss Emma Bloker, as his mother had been married previously to Edward Bloker. (Credit: DM Scott)
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Osage, Iowa, Dec. 3.— The funeral of the late Bruce Tucker of St. Paul was held this morning at 11 o'clock In the Shelledy Funeral Parlor, in full charge of the Masonic lodge.
[Waterloo Evening Courier, December 3, 1927, Waterloo, Iowa]
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NOTES:Bruce R. Tucker
Birth: Jun., 1870
Mitchell County, IowaDeath: Dec. 3, 1927
Mitchell County, IowaParents:
Truman Edwin Tucker (1834 - 1911)
Ursula E. Tucker (1836 - 1900)Sister:
Emma Bloker (1856 - 1927)Burial:
Osage Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell County, IowaResearch credit: Diane Scott
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