TUCKER, Bruce R. 1870-1927

TUCKER, BLOKER

Posted By: County Coordinator
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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FUNERAL AT OSAGE

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, Iowa

Death: Dec. 3, 1927
Mitchell County, Iowa

Parents:
Truman Edwin Tucker (1834 - 1911)
Ursula E. Tucker (1836 - 1900)

Sister:
Emma Bloker (1856 - 1927)

Burial:
Osage Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa

Research credit: Diane Scott