Bertha Elizabeth (Runneals) Bush (1880-1913)

RUNNEALS, BUSH, WILLIAMS

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 8/29/2017 at 07:04:56

From Nevada Representative April 4, 1913

COLO REPRESENTATIVE

Mrs. W. H. Bush

The remains of the late Mrs W. H. Bush arrived here from Waterloo Thursday morning on No. 29 accompanied by her husband and Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Bamford. Funeral services were held in the M. E. church by Rev. G. H. Johnson assisted by Rev. J. M. Bamford and Rev. J. E. Habliston. Interment was made in the Colo cemetery. Bertha Elizabeth Runneals daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Runneals* was born three and one half miles north of Colo Sept. 17 1881. In November 1908 she was married to William H. Bush. To this union was born one son Donald William, who is now three and half years old. Mrs. Bush had been in poor health for several months and about three weeks before her death she was taken to the hospital in her home town Waterloo, where she died March 31st, 1913. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband and little son and two brothers Archie of Dansville, ll. and Rhea of Nevada, all of whom were present at the funeral excepting the little son who is with relatives in Minnesota. The heart felt sympathy of many Colo friends is extended to the bereaved ones.

*SUBMITTER'S NOTE: Bertha Elizabeh Bush's death record gives her parents names as Martin T. Runneals and Lydia C. Williams.